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Habitat loss due to land clearing prompts urgent calls to list koalas as endangered

A lightly wooded coastal eucalypt forest with Manna Gum trees, the habitat of the koala

A lightly wooded coastal eucalypt forest with Manna Gum trees, the habitat of the koala Source: AAP

The plea to better protect the iconic animals comes as new research reveals a rapid rise in land clearing, further threatening their survival after drought and bushfires.


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By Cassandra Bain

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The plea to better protect the iconic animals comes as new research reveals a rapid rise in land clearing, further threatening their survival after drought and bushfires.



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