Tag: Koalas

Environment groups have campaigned for koalas to be listed as endangered since the 2019/20 Black Summer bushfires when 60,000 of the iconic creatures were killed or affected.

Koalas are particularly vulnerable to habitat destruction as they subsist wholly on the leaves of the eucalyptus tree.

Melbourne: The Australian government on Monday said it could declare Koalas as an “endangered” species after their population suffered “extraordinary hit” in the bushfire crisis, which destroyed 30 per cent of their habitat across the country. Since September last year, the raging Australian bushfires, one of the worst in its history, has killed at least […]

New Delhi: A photo of Australian army soldiers feeding and cuddling rescued koalas is doing the rounds on the Internet. Many servicemen and women were captured taking care of the koalas, wrapped in blankets. The Australian Army shared the picture with caption, “#OurPeople from 16th Regiment Emergency Support Force have used their rest periods while […]