With about 80,000 koalas left in the wild, breeding programs like the one at the National Zoo and Aquarium in Canberra are designed to support the endangered and iconic Australian marsupials.
A new koala joey has been welcomed to the National Zoo and Aquarium in Canberra through its captive breeding program.
With about 80,000 koalas left in the wild, programs like this one have been working to both spread awareness of their endangered status and build up an "insurance policy" of the iconic Australian marsupials. "The catastrophic bushfire summers that we've had recently had a devastating effect on them — habitat clearance, car strikes and disease are all having a huge impact on numbers out there in the wild.
National Zoo and Aquarium general manager Renee Nasserpour says conservation education is one of the zoo's most important roles.National Zoo and Aquarium general manager Renee Nasserpour said one of the most important of the zoo's roles was to educate about conservation efforts and the threats to species in the wild.
She said it wasn't uncommon for a breeding pair like Matilda and Bailey to produce multiple joeys across breeding seasons, but that didn't make it a simple process for them or zookeepers. National Zoo and Aquarium Animal Care Manager Sophie Dentrinos says koalas Kirra and Namadgi are ambassadors for koalas in the wild.Ms Dentrinos said the new joey's two older sisters, Kirra and Namadgi, were currently "ambassadors" for koalas in the wild, but their turn to join the breeding program could come at any time.
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