Save the Leadbeater's possum from extinction

The issue

Victoria's faunal emblem; the critically endangered Leadbeater's possum, is going extinct due to wildfires and pulp logging. Since 1998, the tiny possums population has declined by 80% from 5000 to a meagre 1000 left in the wild today. The Victorian government logs the habitat of the Leadbeater's possum and sells it to Nippon owned Australian Paper to make Reflex office papers. This is a cruel and barbaric practice. Nippon/Australian Paper must stop buying wood fibre from endangered species habitat now. Details here

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The issue

Victoria's faunal emblem; the critically endangered Leadbeater's possum, is going extinct due to wildfires and pulp logging. Since 1998, the tiny possums population has declined by 80% from 5000 to a meagre 1000 left in the wild today. The Victorian government logs the habitat of the Leadbeater's possum and sells it to Nippon owned Australian Paper to make Reflex office papers. This is a cruel and barbaric practice. Nippon/Australian Paper must stop buying wood fibre from endangered species habitat now. Details here

The Decision Makers

Jim Henneberry
Jim Henneberry
CEO Australian Paper
Sarah Rees
Sarah Rees
Director
Yoshio Haga
Yoshio Haga
President of Nippon Paper
Harriett Swift
Harriett Swift
Nippon Shareholders
Ted Baillieu
Ted Baillieu
Premier

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Petition created on 2 August 2011