The Great Koala National Park Declared After Years of Logging Controversy
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New South Wales declared the Great Koala National Park on 2026-08-19, merging 175,000 hectares of state forest with existing protected areas to create a 315,000-hectare reserve projected to protect an estimated 12,000 koalas (declared endangered in the state in 2022), 36,000 greater gliders, and over 150 other threatened species, with Aboriginal rangers employed throughout to protect cultural heritage.
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