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2) Koalas 'could face extinction'


3) BBC News, Nov. 10th, 2009

5) Miller Chapter: 1, 8, 11


6) Regional: East and South Australia


7) According to researchers, the koala is on a fast path towards extinction due to a number of factors in Australia. These factors include development, climate change, brush fires, and chlamydia. In the koalas habitats there has recently been hotter and drier conditions which has hurt the nutritional value of their staple food, eucalyptus leaves. The eucalyptus leaves are very sensitive and koalas are very picky eaters which is not a very good mix. Scientists hope that these findings will persuade the Threatened Species Steering Committee to put the koala on the threatened species list.


8) I think that it is very surprising to read about the data found in the forests of Australia. In only a couple of years the koala numbers have plummetted and the reaction time of the support organizations may be to slow to help the koalas in time.


9) Australian Koala Foundation :(AKF) is an international not-for-profit scientific organisation that aims to diminish the threats to the survival of koalas and in doing so raise the awareness of the global community to help save endangered fauna and flora.