Recently, the Australian Koala Foundation stated that due to drought, forest fires and deforestation, the number of koalas in the country has dropped by about 30% in the past three years.
The Koala Foundation urges the authorities to take action as soon as possible to protect the habitat of koalas.
According to reports, the Koala Foundation estimates that the number of koalas in Australia will exceed 80,000 in 2018, but this number has become less than 58,000 in 2021.
Among them, the situation in New South Wales is the most serious, where the number of koalas has dropped by 41%.
According to the report, at present, there is no increasing trend in the number of koalas across Australia.
Stakeholders called on the authorities to consider legislation to protect koalas.
(Producing Le Xiaomin)
Editor in charge: [Sun Jingbo]