Guardian Australia is highlighting the plight of our endangered native species during an election campaign that is ignoring broken environment laws and rapidly declining ecosystemsExplore the series – Last chance: the extinction crisis being ignored this electionGet Guardian Australia environment editor Adam Morton’s Clear Air column as an emailNearly 2m hectares of forests suitable for endangered koalas have been destroyed since the iconic species was declared a threatened species in 2011, according to analysis for Guardian Australia.The scale of habitat destruction in Queensland and New South Wales – states in which the koala is formally recognised as being at risk of extinction – has continued despite political promises it would be protected.Get Guardian Australia environment editor Adam Morton’s Clear Air column as an email Continue reading…
Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/apr/12/koala-habitat-destroyed-since-2011-analysis
Author : Graham Readfearn
Publish date : 2025-04-11 15:00:00
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Revealed: nearly 2m hectares of koala habitat bulldozed since 2011 – despite political promises to protect species
