Koalas , Designated Endangered Species , Amid Dramatic Population Decline.
Al Jazeera reports that the koala has been
designated an endangered species by Australia. .
The move comes amid unprecedented pressure
on the koala's eucalyptus tree habitats. .
Environment Minister Sussan Ley said that koalas would
now have increased protection in New South Wales,
Queensland and the Australian Capital Territory. .
Environment Minister Sussan Ley said that koalas would
now have increased protection in New South Wales,
Queensland and the Australian Capital Territory. .
The impact of prolonged drought,
followed by the black summer bushfires,
and the cumulative impacts of disease,
urbanization and habitat loss over the
past twenty years have led to the advice, Sussan Ley, Australian Environment Minister,
via Al Jazeera.
The Endangered status of the koala
means they and forest homes should
be provided with greater protection under
Australia’s national environment law, Sussan Ley, Australian Environment Minister,
via Al Jazeera.
Not only will this protect the iconic
animal but many other species
living alongside them, Sussan Ley, Australian Environment Minister,
via Al Jazeera.
Al Jazeera reports that conservationists have
long sought for the koala to be protected amid
dramatic declines in the animal's populations. .
Research suggests population declines
of about 50% in Queensland since 2001. .
In New South Wales, those rates
are even more grim, with a 62% decline
in the same amount of time. .
We should never have allowed things to get
to the point where we are at risk of losing
a national icon. It is a dark day for our nation, Sussan Ley, Australian Environment Minister,
via Al Jazeera.
This must be a wake up call to Australia
and the government to move much faster
to protect critical habitat from development
and land-clearing and seriously address
the impacts of climate change, Sussan Ley, Australian Environment Minister,
via Al Jazeera