Young growth key to koala preservation

By Jamie Brown
Updated February 20 2017 - 7:07am, first published 4:45am
State forest regrowth is vital food for the koala but that doesn't mean these Tallowoods near Coramba via Coffs Harbour should be locked up.
State forest regrowth is vital food for the koala but that doesn't mean these Tallowoods near Coramba via Coffs Harbour should be locked up.

WITH NSW koala numbers down 26 per cent over the last 15-20 years there is a pressing need to do something about this iconic species. But the timber industry is not prepared to cop the blame, pointing out that most of the viable koala habitat lies on private land.

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