A YOUNG student has made an emotional plea to King Charles III about the fate of Woogaroo Forest which faces being flattened for housing.

The letter comes at a time as a vandal has been in the forest chain sawing mature trees at the Springfield beauty spot.

Dozens of trees have been cut down in recent months.

The pupil’s letter:

“Dear King Charles III,

“I am a student at an Ipswich school, and I would like to seek help for the Woogaroo Forest, Springfield, Queensland, Australia.

“The forest is going through deforestation and pollution. The forest contains native plants, animals and koalas.

“There is a koala named Tanya who lives in the forest, and she is very cross because she does not want to ‘leave’ her favourite tree.

“Because she doesn’t want to leave her favourite tree, many people in the local area have started a protest to fight for the forest that is not doing any harm to anyone.

“Unfortunately, the government wants nothing to do with Woogaroo Forest and the native animals that are in the forest but, with your help, we would be able to save the forest and all the things that are in it.”

Kind regards

Year 8 pupil Kalanya Mapuilesua

• The Ipswich students have recently been studying Woogaroo Forest and how the loss of natural habitat is a negative result of urbanisation.