koala

In New South Wales, Australia, the ban on deforestation to create a new protected area for koalas and save the local population from extinction.The stop will protect approximately 8,400 hectares of forest where 106 centers are located hot spots and will become a key part of the Large Koala National Park, a larger project that aims to safeguard the species across the entire state.As of 2022, the koala has been listed as endangered in two Australian states and the Capital Territory. Brad Smith, interim chief executive of the Nature Conservation Council – a non-governmental, non-profit organization representing more than 100 community conservation groups across New South Wales – described the area as “the most important koala habitat in the world".He then added:“This is a historic step forward, which is also a recognition that deforestation has a devastating impact on koalas and biodiversity.” The koala (also called koala bear) is an Australian marsupial...