Koalas are now endangered in NSW, and alarmingly, on a trajectory toward extinction by 2050 ("Kiwarrak State Forest logging set to begin on International Wild Koala Day" Manning River Times, 3/5).
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The Friends of Kiwarrak action group are therefore right to be concerned about ongoing logging of koala habitat.
![Koala and cub. MidCoast Council picture Koala and cub. MidCoast Council picture](/images/transform/v1/crop/frm/3B6zHvX7dFkvG5HhCZWkUEH/32be1176-53fd-4a9f-81a7-bd3217743eda.jpg/r0_0_2400_1579_w1200_h678_fmax.jpg)
Instead of more destruction, it is time for the Minns government to create the promised Great Koala National Park that will support wildlife, buffer us against climate impacts, and offer a place for all Australians to enjoy the great outdoors.
Native forest logging's time is up. Conservation in conjunction with plantation forestry is the only sustainable way forward.