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Koalas are Disappearing from Australia

Jace Shoemaker-Galloway — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 12:44:36 +0000

Australia’s koalas are in trouble. Scientists from the Australian Koala Foundation (AKF) have evidence of a drastic decline in Australia’s wild koala population and are requesting protection from the government.

Koalas Threatened with AIDS-like Epidemic: Extinction Looms

Rhishja Larson — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 18:06:32 +0000

Wildlife experts fear that the spread of an AIDS-like virus could force already threatened koalas into extinction.

Koala (Phascolarctos cinereus) populations are in serious decline - victims of habitat loss, domestic dog predation, vehicular deaths, and bushfires.

Sadly, a new and deadly danger is facing the iconic koala: The koala retrovirus.

Conservationists Warn Koalas Could Be Headed For Extinction

Melissa Elliott — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 10:07:08 +0000

Conservationists claim Australia’s iconic koala will become extinct in some areas of the country if the federal government does not take urgent action. A group of Australian scientists recently met with government officials to develop a national koala conservation strategy to keep key populations of the animals from dying out.