The number of koalas in Australia is unclear but conservationists保育 estimate there are about 100,000 in the wild. They believe that the population is continuing to fall because of various各種 threats, including a disease that causes blindness失明 and infertility不孕. The building of homes and roads is also eating away at蠶食 their habitat.
The Australian government is being urged to declare聲明 the koala a threatened or endangered瀕危 animal. This would give federal聯邦 authorities the power to protect these furry毛茸茸的 marsupials有袋類動物 from development.
The Environment Minister Tony Burke has asked a panel小組 of experts專家 for more information detailing areas where koala populations are in trouble. He is expected to make a final decision in the next couple of months.
The Australian government is being urged to declare聲明 the koala a threatened or endangered瀕危 animal. This would give federal聯邦 authorities the power to protect these furry毛茸茸的 marsupials有袋類動物 from development.
The Environment Minister Tony Burke has asked a panel小組 of experts專家 for more information detailing areas where koala populations are in trouble. He is expected to make a final decision in the next couple of months.
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