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 ...

DAVID GRAY/AFP/AFP 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 ...

SHEAS NOB STATE FOREST, Australia — The ecologist drove his weathered pickup truck through thick and shady eucalyptus forest.

Koala numbers are threatened by deforestation, drought and bushfires. — © AFP William WEST Koala numbers are threatened by deforestation, drought and bushfires ...

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 ...

WARBURTON, Australia (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - In the Yarra Ranges, in southeastern Australia, a logging clearcut sits like a scar on the hillside. The largely barren area - a short drive from ...

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. A close-up photo of a koala.

The koala population in Australia's eastern state of New South Wales is threatened with extinction, environmentalists say Deforestation, drought and bushfires are blamed for falling koala numbers in ...