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.

(Bloomberg) -- Australia’s Greens will demand the end of logging in native forests if upcoming federal elections finish without a clear winner and the party is invited to join the Labor government.

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 ...

The koala population in Australia's eastern state of New South Wales is threatened with extinction, environmentalists say Australia halted logging in a large stretch of woodland on the country's ...