Environment

Koalas on Endangered list

Posted on: Tue 22 Feb 2022

We think of koalas as an iconic Australian species – always been here – always will be, but their status has just been upgraded from Vulnerable to Endangered in NSW, Queensland and the ACT. The main threat is destruction of habitat by fires and land clearing – but climate change is another factor. Barry Mitchell spoke to the Australian Conservation Foundation’s Basha Stasak.

Producer: Barry Mitchell

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