SYDNEY (Reuters) - Nestled in old eucalyptus forests in Australia's New South Wales region, an estimated 15% of the state's dwindling koala population is set to win some protection from as early as ...

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 ...

It’s a visionary idea: a national park for koalas. Conceived over a decade ago, the idea gained prominence after Labor took the idea to three successive elections in New South Wales. Now they’re in ...

SHEAS NOB STATE FOREST, Australia — The ecologist drove his weathered pickup truck through thick and shady eucalyptus forest. But as he reached a ridgeline, the woodland suddenly gave way to a ...

Australia’s eastern state of New South Wales halted logging in a large stretch of woodland Sunday to create a retreat for koalas. The koala population in Australia's eastern state of New South Wales ...

STORY: Australia aims to create by 2025, a Great Koala National Park by merging over 1,200 square miles of national park and public forest land in New South Wales. But environmentalists and local ...