Australia: Man builds illegal private road through national park – heavy fine. In total there are 19,000 square meters of land, which is roughly three football fields.
Authorities say it will take years for the important ecosystem to recover. The wetlands of Bowling Green Bay National Park are listed as an “Ecological Area of International Importance” They provide habitat for endangered species such as green sea turtles, loggerhead turtles and various migratory shorebirds. The man now convicted had previously been banned by the responsible environmental authority from clearing parts of the national park.