Top dvm360 articles of 2022: #19

19. Koalas now listed as endangered species on Australian east coast

By dvm360 staff

In February 2022, Sussan Ley, Australian minister for the environment, announced that koalas are listed as an endangered species on the east coast of Australia. This decision comes 10 years after koala populations in Queensland, New South Wales, and the Australian Capital Territory were deemed vulnerable under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act.

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