The IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature) classified Koalas as Lower Risk/Near Threatened in 1996, then Least Concern in 2008. In 2014, Koalas were added to the Vulnerable list, with declining populations. They have not yet been classified as Critically Endangered.
In June 2016, an article noted that the Queensland government admitted that conservation efforts were failing and plan to turn to scientists to salvage remaining healthy populations.
The Australian Koala Foundation (see the related link below) offers a variety of services and information about the koala. In addition, at this site one can find out what is being done by authorities to help the koala, and what the everyday person can do.
Koala populations are being monitored, but current methods have their limitations. The Australian Koala Foundation works actively to monitor koala populations, but they have limited resources. Their view is that the Australian koala population has dropped to below 80,000, but because not enough research on individual populations is being done, they cannot be sure of the accuracy of their estimate. The problem is that the Federal Government remains of the belief that koala numbers are much healthier than that. The Threatened Species Scientific Committee of the Australian Government has put the koala population in the 'hundreds of thousands'. The related link below will also help you to learn more about how koala populations are monitored. It takes you through to various koala research projects currently underway in Queensland.
There are different methods, none of which give accurate figures for koala populations. Most of this work is done by volunteers or researchers who conduct surveys by observations or by electronic tagging. For the individual who is keen to learn more about how koala populations are monitored, click on the related link below. It takes you through to various koala research projects currently underway in Queensland.
not very much
Nothing, its been helped already.
Countries and their citizens are trying to slow and maybe even stop global warming. This is the only thing that will help polar bears.
No
Probably not. We have only begun to act to stop global warming, and what the world has done so far is nowhere nearly enough. Polar bears are probably dying already. See the related question below.
The koala's pregnancy lasts for 33 to 36 days. The gestation period is so short because most of the development of the young koala joey is done in the pouch.
The koala's pregnancy lasts for 33 to 36 days. The gestation period is so short because most of the development of the young koala joey is done in the pouch.
They are tagging them then monitoring.Yeah and REALLY LOVE grizzly Bears so SAAAAAVVE them PLEASE!!!!
We have already done something about it in the United States. It is against the law.We have already done something about it in the United States. It is against the law.We have already done something about it in the United States. It is against the law.We have already done something about it in the United States. It is against the law.