A leading Australian bushfire recovery scientist has called for an immediate end to native forest logging in Victoria in the wake of the catastrophic summer bushfires.  Professor David Lindenmayer, a world expert in forest ecology and conservation, says his research demonstrates that logging makes native forests more prone to fire.  “Now we’re seeing the wicked combination of fire in highly-altered landscapes coupled with nasty fire weather. I just don’t see how we can justify it,” he said. Professor Lindenmayer, a researcher at the Australian National University, made his remarks at a speech on the science of bushfire recovery at Melbourne Zoo on Tuesday. His recent research and analysis in eastern Victoria, to be published later this year, showed native forests that had been logged and regenerated were much more likely to burn severely.