Download or read book Environmental Protection of Native Vegetation in Western Australia written by Western Australia. Environmental Protection Authority and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 15 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Clearing and consequential salinity are having a devastating effect on biodiversity through the direct loss of plant species, and the associated loss of mamals, birds and other animals which depend upon sufficiently large areas of healthy bush for food and shelter. Many of the remaining areas of native vegetation in the wheatbelt are small islands surrounded by farmland, and the fauna are unable to move to other areas of native vegatation when they are too far apart and not linked by "stepping stones" or corridors. Through the publication of this position statement, the Authority is setting down its view on land clearing in agricultural areas." - page iii.