The Australian Koala Foundation is committed to the introduction of a Koala Protection Act to provide real legislative protection for koalas, and we need your help. Unprecedented bushfires raging in eastern Australia have killed at least four people and devastated wildlife in the region, killing hundreds of koalas and burning through their colonies so badly the animals may land on the endangered species list. Noah Greenwald, the endangered species director at the Center for Biological Diversity, said there might have been around 300,000 koalas in Australia in … Contact your local newspaper. Our cuddly koalas are loved around the world. Koalas in this region now live in the fire zone (“Hundreds of koalas feared dead in Australia bushfire”, Oct. 31, Gulf Today). Around 1.25 billion animals are believed to be dead in bush fires. The Australian division of the WFF has advised the government of 13 animals whose habitats have been either destroyed or damaged, including three critically endangered species. It has also destroyed more than 10 million hectares of land. Highlights Australia recorded 2019 as its hottest year on record. 31 Oct 2019 ; Habitat in which koalas reside is slowly disappearing. Endangered koalas. Please help koalas by supporting the Australian Koala Foundation. Currently, although the koala population is declining (going down), they are not considered “endangered.” The UICN website notes that conservation plans are in place in some parts of Australia to help protect koala populations. The special importance of these is that they are genetically diverse and losing them would be very sad Past hunting of KOALAS, we all love them. Koalas are not listed as endangered, according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature Red List of Threatened Species. Here’s what we know. Often called a koala bear, they are actually marsupials not koala bears. Show me someone who doesn’t want what’s best for a humble little koala and I’ll show you a liar. However, koalas are suffering lower populations from loss of habitat and predators. Koalas are considered vulnerable to extinction—just a step above endangered—and reports indicate that between 350 and a thousand koalas have been found dead so far in fire-devastated zones of northern New … Media attention can help. You can see how we … But, experts say, we are not looking at the death of a species—yet. Koalas are disappearing. The Australian Koala Foundation estimates that there are less than 100,000 Koalas left in the wild, possibly as few as 43,000. Loss of koala habitat and koala food trees (eucalyptus leaves) is the leading koala threat. Koalas were nearly extinct in the early 1900s due to hunters killing them for their fur. Koalas should be given endangered listing, environment groups say Read more “Eucalypt forests are adapted to regrow after fire, but we are seeing very hot firestorms that can kill trees. Koalas survive on stringy eucalyptus leaves, which are filled with toxic molecules that render the plant inedible to basically every other living thing. Koalas are not currently on the endangered list, but that does not mean they are not at risk. Despite this being the case, their numbers are declining and their future as a species looks to be in serious jeopardy.