{"id":4586,"date":"2022-10-07T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-10-07T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/current_affairs\/uncategorized\/07-10-2022\/koalas\/"},"modified":"2022-10-07T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2022-10-07T00:00:00","slug":"koalas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/current-affairs\/07-10-2022\/koalas","title":{"rendered":"Koalas"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-size:13pt\"><strong>In News<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type:disc\"><span style=\"font-size:12pt\">Recently, the Australian Government announced a list of 110 \u2018priority species\u2019 that it will try to save from extinction over the next 10 years which includes koalas.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:13pt\"><strong>About Koala<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center\"><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><strong><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"C:UsersWELCOMEDesktopCapture.JPG\" src=\"https:\/\/lh4.googleusercontent.com\/Ky560HPN0nqajI1JtqBCm3ttsL2uSCdVUDeuqFx_YkBRy04s0FkF5InvWDZ40l7iGDYikSrvJ40IV5SMcDGkSF5yW2iB7J2goypX8b7b5OM2ihVhAXkhaIGDlM15lD9GzXmxk7aLF76E5D4LGQEMhO39vNE6RRazVnE0-wSnJHYtHlUzkrosnrVk9g\" style=\"height:239.0; width:423.0\" \/><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type:disc\"><span style=\"font-size:12pt\">Scientific Name:<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type:disc\"><span style=\"font-size:12pt\">Phascolarctos cinereus\u00a0<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type:disc\"><span style=\"font-size:12pt\">The koala is the only member of the family Phascolarctidae.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"list-style-type:disc\"><span style=\"font-size:12pt\">Characteristics:<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type:disc\"><span style=\"font-size:12pt\">It is a tree-climbing<\/span><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><strong> animal.<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"list-style-type:disc\"><span style=\"font-size:12pt\">It is a <\/span><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><strong>marsupial animal<\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"> which means a mammal with a pouch for the development of offspring.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"list-style-type:disc\"><span style=\"font-size:12pt\">Koalas usually <\/span><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><strong>don\u2019t drink much water<\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"> as they get most of their moisture from these leaves.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"list-style-type:disc\"><span style=\"font-size:12pt\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size:12pt\">Habitat, behavior, and diet:<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type:disc\"><span style=\"font-size:12pt\">Koalas live in the eucalyptus forests of <\/span><span style=\"font-size:12pt\">southeastern and eastern Australia.\u00a0<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type:disc\"><span style=\"font-size:12pt\">They rely on the <\/span><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><strong>eucalyptus tree<\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"> for both habitat and food.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"list-style-type:disc\"><span style=\"font-size:12pt\">Threats to survival:<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type:disc\"><span style=\"font-size:12pt\">Koala numbers plummeted in the late 19th and early 20th century from <\/span><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><strong>hunting for their fur.\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"list-style-type:disc\"><span style=\"font-size:12pt\">Now they face serious threats from <\/span><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><strong>habitat loss<\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-size:12pt\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"list-style-type:disc\"><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><strong>Land clearing, logging, and bushfires, especially<\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"> the devastating 2019-2020 seasons have destroyed much of the forest they live in.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"list-style-type:disc\"><span style=\"font-size:12pt\">IUCN Status:<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type:disc\"><span style=\"font-size:12pt\">In February 2022 the status of the koala was <\/span><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><strong>changed from vulnerable to endangered<\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-size:12pt\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"list-style-type:disc\"><span style=\"font-size:12pt\">Conservation:<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type:disc\"><span style=\"font-size:12pt\">Caring and rehabilitating the injured.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"list-style-type:disc\"><span style=\"font-size:12pt\">Building koala sanctuaries and reserves.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"list-style-type:disc\"><span style=\"font-size:12pt\">Saving eucalyptus trees and planting new ones.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"list-style-type:disc\"><span style=\"font-size:12pt\">Researching about koala genetics, mating choices and health.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"list-style-type:disc\"><span style=\"font-size:12pt\">The Koala Conservation Plan by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) Australia.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:12pt\">Source: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.downtoearth.org.in\/news\/wildlife-biodiversity\/australia-to-make-efforts-at-saving-koalas-108-other-priority-species-over-next-10-years-85292\" style=\"text-decoration-line:none\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"color:#1155cc\">DTE<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In News Recently, the Australian Government announced a list of 110 \u2018priority species\u2019 that it will try to save from extinction over the next 10 years which includes koalas.\u00a0 About Koala Scientific Name: Phascolarctos cinereus\u00a0 The koala is the only member of the family Phascolarctidae.\u00a0 Characteristics: It is a tree-climbing animal. 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