How many koalas are there left in the world

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Local government is where most day to day decisions are made about what happens to Koala habitat but where there is often the least amount of resources and expertise in wildlife management or habitat assessment. This did not happen. He indicated that the Koala was expected to be scheduled in this new class of protected wildlife. It did not happen. In September , the Australian Koala Foundation and other Koala scientists were invited to make submissions to the Queensland Government and the Scientific Advisory Committee concerning the current status of Koalas in Queensland.

A precautionary approach entails caution, or care-taking, anticipatory action to prevent harm, even if the cause and effect are not fully established scientifically at that time. Failing the latter, it was recommended that the conservation status of Koala populations in other key bio-regions be assessed as a matter of urgent priority.

The decision was based on evidence supplied to the Scientific Advisory Committee, including: Koala mortality rates; rates of habitat loss, fragmentation and degradation; Koala population estimates; modelled Koala population decline and extinction risks; and projected human population growth.

In , the Queensland Government upgraded all Koalas to Vulnerable. In parts of South East Queensland, the decline of Koala habitat is of major concern e. Many Koala populations are thought to have disappeared or to be in serious decline.

Often members of the public are surprised to learn that the precautionary approach is not taken in practice by authorities. If the precautionary principle were followed, a population might be considered under threat until demonstrated to be common. Instead, it is presumed to be common unless proven otherwise. Scientific studies of status are not undertaken for all species.

They are only undertaken for a small minority. The collection and interpretation of sufficient data requires considerable resources. I know that it can just sound like this endless story of dearth and destruction, but these figures are right. They're probably worse," she told Reuters. The decline in New South Wales likely accelerated after huge swathes of forest were devastated in bushfires in late and early , but some of those areas already had no koalas.

The Australian government in June called for public comment on a national recovery plan for New South Wales, Queensland and the Australian Capital Territory around Canberra and whether the koala's threatened species protection status should be raised from "vulnerable" to "endangered".