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Koalas have been declared an endangered species in eastern Australia.
Experts say the koala population is in “shockingly fast decline”, dropping by 30% over the last three years – much of it due to the bushfires that ravaged Australia in 2019 and 2020.
Koalas declared endangered in eastern Australia, in "shockingly fast decline" https://t.co/DJtRRThdxT
— CBS News (@CBSNews) February 11, 2022
Disease and loss of habitat from developers clearing forest land are also factors in the decline.
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