Kangaroos are not limited to Australia, as tree kangaroos are found on the island of New Guinea.
However, the animal most commonly recognised as the kangaroo is native only to Australia because most of the countries used to be connected as a land called Gondwana. Kangaroos had probably inhabited the northern part of this land, (now known as Australia) due to the climate or just the way that God made it. When areas of Gondwana started breaking off and forming countries, the kangaroos stayed on their original habitats and thus were sectioned off into Australia. Some stragglers may have existed in other countries but died out due to climate, diet, habitat or inability to reproduce or, most likely, predators. The absence of large predators enabled relatively defenceless creatures such as the koala to proliferate. Prior to the advent of European settlers, there were many more native marsupial species in Australia, but with man came more predators, in the form of cats, dogs and foxes. Even the humble rabbit is a threat to Australian wildlife because it eats so much of the native animals' food.
No. Koalas are only found in the eastern states, excluding Tasmania. They have been introduced to southwest Western Australia in protected colonies there.
Koalas are not found in Tasmania, and they are not native to Western Australia.Small colonies have been introduced into Western Australia, and these are doing quite well.
Koalas are found naturally only in the eastern mainland states of Queensland, New South Wales and Victoria. Koalas were originally found in all Australian states except for Tasmania. European settlement saw them wiped out of Western Australia and South Australia, but new colonies have been reintroduced in both states.
You will not see any koalas in the wild in the US, and there are very few in any zoos. Koalas are only found in parts of eastern Australia (excluding Tasmania) in the wild. There are also some new introduced colonies of koalas in Western Australia.
No. The Koala is not found naturally in either Western Australia or Tasmania. However, recent attempts to introduce the species into selected national parks of Western Australia have been highly successful, with the colonies increasing in size. Koalas are only native to the eastern states.
Koalas were originally found in all Australian states except for Tasmania. European settlement saw them wiped out of Western Australia and South Australia, but new colonies have been reintroduced in both states.
Koalas are native to Australia. They are found throughout the states of Queensland, New South Wales and Victoria. European settlement resulted in their extinction in South Australia, but they have been reintroduced to parts of South Australia, where colonies are thriving. Small colonies have also been introduced to the southeast corner of Western Australia. Koalas are not found in either Tasmania (Australia's island state) or in the Northern Territory.
Yes. As well as living in the eastern half of mainland Australia, koalas are also found in abundant numbers on Kangaroo Island, off the coast of South Australia. They have been introduced to Kangaroo Island, and because there are no predators on the island, there is now an over-population problem there.
Koalas are endemic to Australia.
These creatures are all endemic to Australia.
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Koalas are endemic to Australia alone, meaning they are not found in the wild anywhere else.