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RE: Australian Animal Series Part 2 - What's the difference between a Koala and the mythical Drop Bear
I didn't realise that koalas were only in these areas. I assumed they were Australia wide.
When my sister visited we came close to a male koala on Kangaroo Island. She got a bit too close in her eagerness to take photos and it started grunting/bellowing at her! They have the problem there of being over populated. Koalas went extinct when the numbers got too high and they ran out of their food. So very cleverly hoomans decided it would be a good idea to reintroduce them and the same thing is happening! The tourists industry found out they were culling to control numbers and that didn't go down well. Perhaps they could make protected habitat areas on the mainland and bring the extras there. 🤔
Yes that was discussed but dismissed as many of the Koalas on KI carry diseases. Big issue is habitat loss, cats and dogs.
I suppose diseases are not so surprising when they are in crowded conditions.
Do cats predate on koalas? I'd have thought them a bit big.
Not really. Dogs and caRs... lol need to proof read more. But some of the feral cats we have could easily take down a Northern Koala which are only 2/3 the size of the ones down south.
These Feral Cats can be the size of a medium dog check out this story http://www.australiangeographic.com.au/topics/science-environment/2013/06/huge-feral-cats-wreaking-havoc-in-arnhem-land
Holy c**p! They are big! We caught a feral in the fox trap earlier this year and thought that was big.
Learn something every day. I didn't know there was a difference in koala size.