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Article: Cute koala faces endangered status
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- Chicago Sun-Times
- Article date:
- May 23, 1988
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SYDNEY Australia's unique ambassador, the koala, is on the brink
of becoming an endangered species as disease, land clearance and
national apathy exact a heavy toll, leading experts said here Sunday.
The koala may become Australia's 26th endangered species within
two years, World Koala Research Corp. research director Steve Brown
said, contending that lack of attention given to the importance of
koala research was "a national disgrace."
"The koala's survival is threatened by disease and habitat
destruction, but the government does not seem to be accepting any
responsibility," Brown said.
The major research on the furry marsupial is coming from Japan
and the United States, he noted.
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