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Are Koalas Endangered

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Since May 2012 koalas have been listed as vulnerable in Queensland New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory because populations in these regions have. The koala is being considered for official listing as endangered after the summers bushfire disaster and ongoing habitat destruction on the east coast forced the Australian government to. Koalas Could End Up On The Endangered Species List In Australia Lonely Planet Koalas were hunted by Indigenous Australians and depicted in myths and cave art for millennia. Are koalas endangered . Calls to declare koalas endangered as population declines by two-thirds in 20 years. Koalas have few natural predators and parasites but are threatened by various pathogens such as Chlamydiaceae bacteria and the koala retrovirus. Although the koala does not live in the United States it is in fact listed under the United States Endangered Species Act as threatened. Ecologists estimate koala numbers in Queensland New South Wales and the