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Australia: The Clock Is Ticking on Koala Conservation
2013-04-30 10:08:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Inter Press Service: Australia's iconic marsupial is under threat. Formerly hunted almost to extinction for their woolly coats, koalas are now struggling to survive as habitat destruction caused by droughts and bushfires, land clearing for agriculture and logging, and mining and urban development conspire against this cuddly creature. In the past 20 years, the koala population has significantly declined, dropping by 40 percent in the state of Queensland and by a third in New South Wales (NSW). The Australian Koala...
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