The man and woman were arrested yesterday afternoon after stopping a truck loaded with logs from leaving the forest by locking their arms around the truck’s axle.

It took police up to three hours to remove the pair who had handcuffed themselves to a metal pipe wrapped around the axle.

Another two people were also arrested for standing in front of the truck, making a total of 16 arrests so far.

The Gun Barrel coupe has been the site of a month-long series of protests by conservationists and local activists who fear continued logging will wipe out the remaining habitat of the endangered Leadbeater’s possum.

VicForests has stated that no Leadbeater’s possum habitat exists in the area.

In related news, Reflex paper has lost its environmental certification because its logging practices do not meet the standards of the Forest Stewardship Council.

Yarra Ranges Council recently signed the Wilderness Society’s ethical paper pledge, vowing not to use any Reflex paper products.