Is a koala bear dangerous

Answer 1

One is bush fires which burns the koalas habitats or can kill it and another one is greenhouse emissions that makes the eucalyptus leaves inedible for the koalas to eat.

Greenhouse emissions do not render eucalyptus keaves inedible for koalas. The chief danger 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 territorial, and they live in complex social communities where each member has a certain number of trees within its territory. When access to these trees is cut off by new roads, the koalas will still try to cross the road, and risk being hit. Relocation of koalas is rarely successful because their territorial and social habits are largely misunderstood.

Another significant factor is predation by introduced species such as dogs and foxes.

Answer 2

Koalas' predators are dogs, foxes, and they also face danger from cars. Some major highways passing through their habitat have wire mesh at intervals along the concrete barriers that divide the road so koalas can climb over. Regrettably, they still are killed as they are very slow moving. Koalas are also in danger from the disease chlamydia.

Answer 3

Koalas are not officially endangered, and are currently not in danger of extinction. They are at risk from numerous threats, however, such as habitat loss. In addition, as a result of urban deveopment, 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.

Koalas are territorial, and they live in complex social communities where each member has a certain number of trees within its territory. When access to these trees is cut off by new roads, the koalas will still try to cross the road, and risk being hit. Relocation of koalas is rarely successful because their territorial and social habits are largely misunderstood.

Another significant factor is predation by introduced species such as foxes.

Koalas numbers are dropping partially as a result of the organism chlamydia, which has four major effects:

• blindness
• pneumonia
• urinary tract infection
• reproductive tract infections, ultimately rendering animals infertile.

Scientists are still working on a cure, as this disease is decimating some of the populations on the mainland.

Koalas are also susceptible to leukaemia and skin cancers.

Answer 4

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.

Answer 5

Man is the koala's biggest threat, causing loss of food source and 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.

Answer 6

They are not. They do however have very strong and powerfully claws that could cause you some damage if you don't handle them carefully

Answer 7

the only things that endanger a koala is cats, dogs ,wolves and, big birds.

Answer 8

Koalas pose no danger whatsoever. They are harmless and defenceless creatures. At most, they have been known to try and climb people when seeking a quick escape.

Answer 9

Koalas are not dangerous.