Koalas
Koala's are mammals just like we, humans are. They are a small bear- like herbavour marsupial that dwell in eucalypts trees. They weigh approximately 9kg and the average height for a male is 74 cm and for female it is 72 cm. They have extremely thick fur and the colour of their fur varies from ash grey to a brown with a tinge of white.
The Koala is one of Australia’s best known animals. The Koala is sometimes referred to as the 'Koala Bear', although it is not a bear. The main food eaten by Koalas is eucalyptus leaves. These leaves are toxic and low in nutrition, therefore the Koala lives a very inactive life, and they sleep for about 20 hours a day. This helps avoid loss of the low nutrition they get. They live in eucalypt woodlands, hence the reason there main source of food is eucalyptus leaves.
Koalas habitats have been servilely destroyed by various elements including humans, for natural resources and animals, for food. As a consequence, Koalas are now endangered. Not only this, Koalas are also hunted for their fur as it is extremely thick and warm. Koalas are classified as vuneralbe for numerous threats that are leading them to be extinct. These threats include animals including; dingoes, owls and lizards. People play a major part of the extinction of Koalas as we are carelessness in various ways as we run over them a lot. Not only this, we also cut down the Koala's habitats which is the eucalypts trees. As a consequence of this, instead of Koala's jumping from tree to tree, they are walking on the ground and this is where predators hunt them.
Some people that are involved with the Koala are the people that help out/ work at the Australia Koala Foundation.
Humans have affected the growth and environment of the Koalas as over 4000 koalas have been killed each year due to cars and dogs. however, cars are purely a human resource and cause many koala deaths. This is a negative as less koalas are produced as a result. This is a negative affect that is caused by human resources.
Saving the koalas begins with simple actions form individual people. Anyone can do something to help such as recycle. Little actions like this can be a big contribution to helping the koalas and their environment.
The Koala is one of Australia’s best known animals. The Koala is sometimes referred to as the 'Koala Bear', although it is not a bear. The main food eaten by Koalas is eucalyptus leaves. These leaves are toxic and low in nutrition, therefore the Koala lives a very inactive life, and they sleep for about 20 hours a day. This helps avoid loss of the low nutrition they get. They live in eucalypt woodlands, hence the reason there main source of food is eucalyptus leaves.
Koalas habitats have been servilely destroyed by various elements including humans, for natural resources and animals, for food. As a consequence, Koalas are now endangered. Not only this, Koalas are also hunted for their fur as it is extremely thick and warm. Koalas are classified as vuneralbe for numerous threats that are leading them to be extinct. These threats include animals including; dingoes, owls and lizards. People play a major part of the extinction of Koalas as we are carelessness in various ways as we run over them a lot. Not only this, we also cut down the Koala's habitats which is the eucalypts trees. As a consequence of this, instead of Koala's jumping from tree to tree, they are walking on the ground and this is where predators hunt them.
Some people that are involved with the Koala are the people that help out/ work at the Australia Koala Foundation.
Humans have affected the growth and environment of the Koalas as over 4000 koalas have been killed each year due to cars and dogs. however, cars are purely a human resource and cause many koala deaths. This is a negative as less koalas are produced as a result. This is a negative affect that is caused by human resources.
Saving the koalas begins with simple actions form individual people. Anyone can do something to help such as recycle. Little actions like this can be a big contribution to helping the koalas and their environment.