The Sealed Section contains images of devastation - what we see daily.
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Humans and koalas are competing for real estate and the koalas are losing out. |
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Since European settlement in Australia, 80% of koala habitat has disappeared. |
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Of the remaining habitat, 80% is on privately owned land. |
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Since 1997, more than 10,000 koalas have died in South East QLD alone. |
- In 1788 the Australian Koala Foundation (AKF) estimate there
would have been
10 million koalas.
- In 2008 we estimate there are less than 80, 000 koalas.
- Australia has one of the highest land clearing rates in the
world. 80% of koala
habitat has already disappeared.
- Although koalas themselves are protected by law, around 80%
of any remaining
habitat occurs on privately owned land and
almost none of that is protected
by legislation.
- The Australian Koala Foundation estimates that as a result of
the loss of their
habitat, around 4,000 koalas are killed each
year by dogs and cars alone.
- The AKF believes that the Australian Government should be responsible for the
protection of koala habitat on private land
and not leave it up to the present
piece-meal approach of
each state being responsible.
- The AKF estimates that there are likely to be less than
100,000 koalas remaining
in Australia today. 64% of their
habitat has already been lost. This makes it vitally
important
to save what is left.
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Clearing of the eucalypt forests means that all wildlife -
including koalas -
will suffer from:
- Increased disturbance by humans
- Starvation
- Injury or death from traffic
- Injury or death from dogs and cats
- Effects of garden pesticides getting into waterways
- Increased competition for food and territory because of overcrowding
- Increased stress on animals, making them more susceptible to disease.
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