answersLogoWhite

0

What dangers do koalas have?

Updated: 8/17/2019
User Avatar

Wiki User

12y ago

Best Answer

Although koalas are currently not listed as "endangered", there are many factors which cause them danger.

  • Man is the koala's biggest threat, causing loss of food source and habitat loss.
  • Increasing urbanisation results in more koalas being killed by cars, unsupervised dogs, bushfires and even directly by cruel and irresponsible people. In particular, koalas have a range of home trees, and their territory is often split by roads through new urban developments. As a result, when koalas try to wander from one of their home range trees to another, they are hit by cars.
  • The chief threat to the koala is habitat loss. Koalas inhabit prime land which man has decided is better used for housing developments. Not only do the koalas lose their sources of shelter and food, they are subject to dog attacks and being hit by cars as suburbia extends further outwards. A prime example of this is southeast Queensland, where koala numbers have dropped to 60% less than what they were a decade ago, entirely due to increased development - and where they now face extinction by 2020.
  • Koalas are also subject to the disease chlamydia, which affects the koalas' fertility, and eventually leads to their death. Currently, there is no cure for this disease. At the best of times, the koala is a slow breeder, usually producing just one joey a year.
User Avatar

Wiki User

12y ago
This answer is:
User Avatar

Add your answer:

Earn +20 pts
Q: What dangers do koalas have?
Write your answer...
Submit
Still have questions?
magnify glass
imp
Related questions

Describe some of the dangers that threaten the survival of koalas?

Human/poachers just saw it on t.v.


Why koalas sleep on tree branches?

because if they didn't Australians might try and drink them koalas sleep on tree branches to escape the dangers that lye below on the ground. Gum trees are also a food source for the koala so they can eat and remain safe at the same time


What are adult koalas called?

Adult koalas are simply called koalas.


Are koalas primates?

Koalas are not primates. Koalas are marsupials.


Are there koalas in Ghana?

No. There are no koalas in Ghana. Koalas are native to Australia alone.


Are koalas in Germany?

There are no koalas in Germany. Koalas are endemic to eastern Australia.


Do koalas have?

yes koalas do have necks


Do koalas have dens?

do koalas have nest


Are there koalas in Cuba?

There are no koalas in Cuba. Koalas are endemic to Australia, where they are native to the eastern states.


What animal are koalas?

Koalas are marsupials, which are pouched mammals. Koalas are native to Australia alone.


Do koalas use mimicry?

No. Koalas do not actively mimic anything.


Do koalas mate?

Yes. Koalas reproduce through sexual reproduction.