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The Australian government declared the species as endangered by extinction in 2022. While the koala was previously classified as Least Concern on the Red List, it was uplisted to Vulnerable in 2016. [1] Australian policy makers declined a 2009 proposal to include the koala in the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999. [2]
The koala is found in coastal areas of the island's eastern and southern regions, inhabiting Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, and South Australia. It is easily recognisable by its stout, tailless body and large head with round, fluffy ears and large, dark nose.
The type species, the modern koala, was named as Lipurus cinereus by G. A. Goldfuss in 1817, later combined as Phascolarctos cinereus. [5] Goldfuss published this name with a reproduction of John Lewin's 1803 illustration of the species in New South Wales. An accepted synonymy of other generic names referring to Phascolarctos was published in ...
At the same time, the sanctuary is using Rogue's fame as an opportunity to call attention to Koala Chlamydia, "a horrid disease that spreads rapidly" and is killing many of the species. In 2018 ...
White sharks have historically been found off Cape Cod, but due to fishing pressures, the population may have declined as much as 80% before the species gained federal protection in 1997 and 2005 ...
The giant koala (Phascolarctos stirtoni) is an extinct arboreal marsupial which existed in Australia during the Pleistocene epoch. Phascolarctos stirtoni was about one-third larger than the contemporary koala, P. cinereus, [2] and has an estimated weight of 13 kg (29 lb), which is the same weight as a large contemporary male koala.
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