Sydney, Sept 7, 2025 (AFP) - Australia halts logging for koala haven on eastern coast

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2025-09-07

Australia halted logging in a large stretch of woodland on the country's eastern coast Sunday to create a retreat for koalas and save the local population from extinction. The New South Wales government imposed a ban effective from Monday on logging across 176,000 hectares (435,000 acres) of forest on the state's north coast for a Great Koala National Park, hitting six timber mills and about 300 workers. Without action, it warned that koalas in A......

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