The Australian government has raised the status of koalas on the east coast from vulnerable to endangered due to threats from logging and heatwaves. A century ago, koalas were hunted for fur in large numbers. Bill Ellis questions the perception of koalas as cute and cuddly creatures.
In 2012 koalas on Australia ’s east coast were listed as vulnerable. Ten years later, in 2022, the Australia n government raised their status to endangered. A century ago, the sheer volume of koalas meant they were hunted for fur in the hundreds of thousands; today a dwindling population faces threats from continued logging and heatwaves.
Bill Ellis thinks koalas have somehow managed a giant con on the people of the world – one that has made them fodder for countless marketing campaigns with their round, cartoon-like faces. “Have you ever seen their skulls?” he asks. “They’re long and flat but yet they’ve got this face that looks cute and cuddly with a baby nose. It appeals to us
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