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The koala (Phascolarctos cinereus), sometimes inaccurately called the koala bear, is an arboreal herbivorous marsupial native to Australia.
Koala conservation organisations, programs and government legislation are concerned with the declining population of koalas (Phascolarctos cinereus), a well known Australian marsupial found in gum trees. The Australian government declared the species as endangered by extinction in 2022.
The koala is listed in national conservation legislation as "Phascolarctos cinereus (combined populations of Qld, NSW and the ACT)", previously determined in 2012 to be "a species for the purposes of the EPBC act 1999" . [7] The koala was classified as Least Concern on the Red List, and reassessed as Vulnerable in 2014. [8]
Koalas have had a change in status due to droughts, floods, wildfires, and habitat loss. The 2019 and 2020 bushfire seasons killed nearly 60,000 koalas. Koalas are now listed as 'endangered,' as ...
Koalas don't have sweat glands, and during times of high heat and low rainfall, the animals simply can't endure the evaporation caused by panting or licking. Well, no wonder koalas love to hang ...
The origin of the drop bear myth is unknown. It has been attributed to a sketch in The Paul Hogan Show in which koalas jump out of the trees and attack a man. However, others say it began as a scary story for children, or as a trick played on soldiers visiting Australia for training.
BSc meteorologist Janice Davila tells Bored Panda that one of the most unknown facts from her field of expertise is that weather radars are slightly tilted upward in a half-degree (1/2°) angle.
Deborah Tabart has headed the Australian Koala Foundation for 33 years. She is the author of The Koala Manifesto, [12] which tells the story of the koala, and offers steps we can take to save the koala. The Koala Manifesto calls for ten key actions that will need to happen to save the koala and its habitat, and change our relationship with nature.