This centuries-old river red gum is a local legend – here's why it's worth fighting for
- Written by Euan Ritchie, Associate Professor in Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, Centre for Integrative Ecology, School of Life & Environmental Sciences, Deakin University
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In Dr Seuss’s The Lorax, his titular character famously said:
I am the Lorax. I speak for the trees. I speak for the trees, for the trees have no tongues.
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