Koalas are Horned Japanese Female College Student: Pleasure Share Housenow officially endangered in some parts of Australia, with the country's Threatened Species Scientific Committee upgrading them from their previous vulnerable status. Nobody should be surprised by this.
The Australian government announced today that koalas in New South Wales, Queensland, and the Australian Capital Territory will be considered endangered going forward, their reassessment being part of the country's 2019-2020 bushfire response.
"The impact of prolonged drought, followed by the Black Summer bushfires, and the cumulative impacts of disease, urbanisation and habitat loss over the past 20 years have led to the advice," said Minister for the Environment Sussan Ley.
SEE ALSO: Koala hospitals fill with victims as Australia's bushfires rage onThe catastrophic 2019-2020 Australian bushfires dramatically brought the plight of koalas to the fore, but the animals were already in decline long before then. The now endangered species was initially listed as vulnerable 10 years ago in 2012, with the Australian government committing to developing a recovery plan for koalas by 2014. Unfortunately, said recovery plan did not eventuate and is now more than five years overdue, with the situation only getting worse.
The Black Summer fires did finally spark some action, and the Australian government is currently moving forward with developing and adopting a recovery plan. But it's been a long time coming.
"The bushfires were the final straw, hitting at the heart of already struggling koala populations and critical habitat," said International Fund for Animal Welfare's Josey Sharrad last June.
Unfortunately, bushfires are the least of the koalas' problems. Credit: Peter Parks / AFP via Getty Images Bushfires, land clearing, dog attacks, and rampant chlamydia are all factors contributing to Australia's declining koala population. However, the most significant threat to koalas is the consistently hot, dry conditions caused by climate change.
With koala habitats drying and burning up, koalas are forced to compete with each other for the small amount of food that remains, leaving many of the marsupials to starve. Yet even if they do find eucalyptus leaves to eat, the foliage still may not provide everything they need for survival.
"[K]oalas typically get water from the leaves, but the leaves that are out there at the moment are very low on water, so koalas are getting dehydrated and falling down in the heat," Currumbin Wildlife Hospital's senior vet Dr. Michael Pyne told Mashable in 2019.
The Australian government pledged $AU50 million toward protecting koalas last month, with Prime Minister Scott Morrison stating the money "will enhance the protection of koalas by restoring koala habitat, improving our understanding of koala populations, supporting training in koala treatment and care, and strengthening research into koala health outcomes."
Sadly, all of this is simply delaying the koala's inevitable extinction unless we address the root of the problem: climate change.
"None of us want to go through all of this effort to save them but then have them be released when the conditions aren't good enough to sustain them out there," said Pyne. "The concern is that these conditions becomes the new normal. If that becomes the new normal then they're going to really struggle, and we're going to gradually lose them."
NYT Connections hints and answers for April 14: Tips to solve 'Connections' #673.
Sounds like even Ramsay Bolton hates Donald Trump
Why yes, this is a sausage dog rally for social equality
Maisie Williams just trolled Sophie Turner with the perfect 'Game of Thrones' meme
Amazon requires sellers to use more efficient packaging, or pay up
Move aside, adults: Teenage girls are taking over your jobs for a day
British rock band sends shade to Nickelback, they give it right back
Apple Watch reportedly banned from UK cabinet meetings
You won't see Elon Musk smoking weed in public again, NASA admin says
Professional clowns are not happy about the 'creepy clowns' craze
Mary Shows Up
12 spooktacular skins coming to 'Overwatch' for Halloween
These are the dictators who throw opponents in jail — or worse
Samsung issues intense fireproof box for Galaxy Note7 returns
Amazon requires sellers to use more efficient packaging, or pay up
Adonit's new Snap stylus wants to upgrade your selfies
Browns wide receiver trolls the NFL with robotic touchdown celebration
'League of Legends' pro suspended, fined $2K for using racist language
Best security deal: The 8
Google buys FameBit to help creators get sponsorship and product placement deals
Here's the WTF poop scene that got cut from 'Call Me By Your Name'Pennsylvania attorney general sues Uber for hiding 2016 data breachHere's what it's like to fly in Qatar Airways' new luxury QsuiteWhy chain restaurants are so much worse in cities than in the suburbsLyft offers free rides to March For Our Lives ralliesPlease let this 'Moonlight' rumor for the Oscars be trueThere was a sudden4 ways to turn the Oscars' promise of equality and inclusion into realityChrissy Teigen and John Legend can't choose a TV show in Google Assistant adThis picture sums up climate change's growing role in coastal floodingDisney's 'Solo' posters look just like this French designer's workA word from 'The Simpsons' made it into the Merriam'Coco' songwriter Robert Lopez is the first double EGOT winner everThere was a suddenNetflix will let users PINMom discovers secret basement in her kitchen that's almost certainly a portal to hell'The Shape of Water' star Michael Shannon watched the Oscars in a bar4 ways to turn the Oscars' promise of equality and inclusion into realityJennifer Garner at the Oscars is your new favourite existential crisis memeRazzie winners announced ahead of Oscar ceremony Get a $15 credit when you spend $50 at Amazon today Crashing out: Why is the internet obsessed with the term 'crash out?' Best WiFi deal: Save $120 on the Google Nest WiFi Pro Best birthday gifts for your wife Google Gemini is now available for the iPhone Arkadium mini crossword answers for November 14 Best coffee machine deal: Save $53.98 on Nespresso Vertuo Pop+ Best tablet deal: Samsung Galaxy Tab A9+ Plus gets $50 discount Scammers are eyeing Social Security's cost of living increase Best portable speaker deal: Get the JBL Clip 4 for $35 off at Walmart Best Xbox deal: Get an Xbox wireless controller for $34.99 at QVC Best birthday gifts for men: Practical and posh presents that are sure to please Best smartwatch deal: Get the Garmin Epix Gen 2 smartwatch 55% off NYT mini crossword answers for November 13 'Emilia Pérez' review: An incendiary transgender cartel musical Best Black Friday VPN deal: 61% off ExpressVPN 2025 dating trends, according to Bumble Best Walmart deal: The Shark Pet Pro is just $144 at Walmart. NYT mini crossword answers for November 14 Tesla Cybertruck recall: There's been yet another
2.2912s , 10134.015625 kb
Copyright © 2025 Powered by 【Horned Japanese Female College Student: Pleasure Share House】,Wisdom Convergence Information Network