Koalas declared an endangered species as disease, lost habitat take toll

In 2020, a parliamentary inquiry warned Koalas might become extinct before 2050 without urgent intervention. 

CANBERRA, ACT — Koalas were declared officially endangered Friday in eastern Australia as they fall prey to disease, lost habitat and other threats. Federal Environment Minister Sussan Ley downgraded their conservation status across the country’s east coast, in Queensland, New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory, on a recommendation by the government’s Threatened Species Scientific Committee. 

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