Right to information documents have revealed that parcels of native forest that could soon be available for logging in Tasmania contain vast swathes of "old growth" forest and threatened species.

"Sustainable Timber Tasmania draft sustainable yield ... of land were chosen with a focus on "regenerating forests as opposed to old growth", prioritising areas with existing roads, maximising ...

The plan also calls for logging across an additional 9,000 acres and bulldozing up to 56 miles of roads in the area, including through old-growth forests. In their objection to the South Plateau ...