n8884803 - Jasper Yeuell
Description:Koalas as a species are a long way from extinction. There are however regional areas of Australia where traditional populations of these animals are under threat due to the usual man made problems of urban development, deforestation etc. Despite all this, the koala is holding its own and has many areas of protected habitats to live in. On an island off the southern coast for instance, there are literally too many koalas for the food sources to keep up and the solution for this still hasn't been worked out. One drastic idea put forward is to destroy a certain number of koalas so that equilibrium can be established.
Koalas are protected and have been protected for a long time. They are not found in all areas of Australia. They are being pushed out of their natural habitat by urban growth. Koalas are also dying from a disease called Chlamydia, infecting the eyes and causing blindness, and compromising the koala's fertility.
