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Sprawl Threatens Koalas In Australia

Posted by: Abhijeet Chavan
Thanks to: Abhijeet Chavan
19 June 2004 - 11:00am

Koalas face threat of extinction due to coastal urban sprawl in Australia.

The Australian Koala Foundation warns that koalas on the east coast could be extinct within 15 years unless action is taken to curb development...the foundation had gathered data from 1,018 field sites of koala habitats showing how populations had been decimated by urban sprawl and dogs...'The joke is the koala brings in $2.5 billion in tourism dollars...'"

Full Story: Urban sprawl is killing koalas
Source: The Age, Australia, June 9, 2004
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