Queensland commits another $25 million towards koala conservation, but the Australian Koala Foundation says the new funding is a 'band-aid solution' that does not address the real reason koalas are endangered.
The Queensland government has allocated almost $40 million to protect native animals across the state, with most to be spent on koalas.Climate change, land clearing, and disease are impacting koala populations in eastern statesIt's part of a broader package to protect native animals across the state
"We have never had a plan as extensive as our protection plan for koalas in the south-east of Queensland, where of course our state's largest koala population is," he said.by the federal government earlier this year after population losses due to climate change, land clearing and disease. However, the Australian Koala Foundation's Deborah Tabart said the new funding was a "band-aid solution" that did not address the real reason the koalas were endangered.Ms Tabart said south-east Queensland had lost almost 50,000 koalas over the last 25 years.
The Australian Koala Foundation is asking the state government to implement a Koala Protection Act, which would legislate for the protection of koala habitats.Diseases threaten koala population
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