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NEWS ABOUT: koala

koala stories: 6 news summaries

Koalas Face Extinction by Climate, Chlamydia? 

Changing world strips diet-staple eucalyptus of nutrients

Nov 12, 09 10:28 AM CST
(Newser) - Australia's koalas face extinction as their population has been decimated by climate change and the loss of trees due to development and wildfires. Six years ago, they were thought to number more than 100,000; today, their count is as low as 43,000. Threats to their diet of eucalyptus... More »

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climate change • endangered species • Australia • extinction • deforestation • chlamydia • koala • eucalyptus

Australia
Grieves for
Sam the Koala

Rescued animal was symbol of strength after devastating wildfires

Aug 6, 09 5:20 AM CDT
(Newser) - The koala bear that became a symbol of hope after Australia's devastating wildfires earlier this year died before surgery today, the Melbourne Herald-Sun reports. Sam was saved by a firefighter who found her moving through the scorched landscape on badly burnt paws, and her image was broadcast around the world.... More »

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Australia • wildfires • Kevin Rudd • koala • Victoria • David Tree

 Healing Koalas Steal Hearts 

She holds hands
with her rescuer
in moving video

Feb 11, 09 5:25 PM CST
(Newser) - The survival of two burned koalas is giving Aussies a lift amid the catastrophic wildfires that have killed 180 people and possibly millions of animals, MSNBC reports. The more famous of the two is Sam, who became a YouTube sensation when she took water and offered a singed paw to... More »

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Australia • wildlife • wildfires • animal • disaster • koala

(Newser) - When firefighter David Tree noticed the koala, it was moving gingerly over the blackened landscape, its scorched paws clearly causing pain. "I could see she had sore feet and was in trouble, so I pulled over the fire truck," Tree told the Herald Sun. “It was... More »

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Australia • firefighters • wildfires • arson • koala

 Climate Change Imperils Koalas 

Hotter weather makes eucalyptus less delicious

May 7, 08 12:36 PM CDT
(Newser) - Koalas' fussy eating habits put them at special risk from global warming, the Sydney Morning Herald reports. Hotter weather makes eucalyptus leaves—the animals' only food source—lower in nutrients and higher in toxic chemicals than they once were. The change could force koalas out of areas of their already... More »

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climate change • Australia • global warming • koala

Greenhouse Gases Destroying Koalas' Food

Extinction threat as eucalyptus becomes inedible

Apr 6, 08 5:45 AM CDT
(Newser) - The koala and its marsupial cousins are in serious danger of extinction because greenhouse gases are rendering the eucalyptus leaves they rely on nutritionally worthless, reports the Australian. "What we're seeing is that the staple diet of these animals is being turned to leather," a professor said.... More »

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climate change • endangered species • Australia • greenhouse gases • extinction • animal • koala • eucalyptus

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