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Climate puts squeeze on cuddly koalas
2016-06-21 11:18:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Climate News Network: A koala bear and baby find leaves to nibble on. More frequent extremes of heat and drought predicted for Australia could have a devastating impact on the habitat of the unique marsupial found nowhere else on Earth. LONDON, 21 June, 2016 Human-induced climate change promises to make life a lot harder for one of Australias most charismatic species -- the koala. The herbivorous marsupial (Phascolarctos cinereus), unique to the worlds largest island, is rarely seen. It moves slowly, lives...
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Climate change likely to turn up heat on koalas
2016-06-08 12:30:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Phys.Org: A changing climate means that by 2070 koalas may no longer call large parts of inland Australia home, researchers have found. Using a detailed ecological model, the University of Melbourne study shows hotter temperatures and altered rainfall patterns will make it much more difficult for koalas to get the water they need - making inland populations vulnerable to heat-stress. The researchers mapped potential koala habitats in 2070 by using information about koala behaviour, physiology, body size,...
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Cuddling koalas is big business
2014-09-29 00:04:36| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
The Sydney zoo giving visitors a hands on experience
Australia: Bushfires take heavy toll on wildlife, including possums, koalas and gliders
2013-10-22 05:58:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: There are fears wildlife will suffer "dramatic' losses from the NSW bushfires, with growing numbers of possums, koalas and gliders being found with burns and smoke inhalation. The NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service said that while it was not clear how many animals had been killed due to the ongoing severity of the fires, thousands were likely to be affected. "With such large areas being burned, the impact on wildlife will be dramatic, no doubt about that,' Geoff Ross, wildlife officer...
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Koalas in danger as Aussie temperatures soar: Study
2013-10-05 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Agence France-Presse: Australia's native koala could face a wipeout from increasing temperatures unless "urgent" action is taken to plant trees for shelter as well as eucalypts to eat, a study found Thursday. Lead researcher Mathew Crowther from the University of Sydney said the three-year study tracked 40 koalas by satellite in north-western New South Wales to examine their nesting and feeding habits. It was the first research to compare where the tree-dwelling marsupials spent their days against their nights and...
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