How many koala bears are left in the wild

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Subscriber Exclusive Content. Why are people so dang obsessed with Mars? How viruses shape our world. The era of greyhound racing in the U. About 5, koalas are thought to have died in devastating recent bushfires, the report to state parliament said.

It urged lawmakers to ensure that remaining populations did not perish in rapidly diminishing habitats. The inquiry, by a cross-party committee, found pre-bushfire estimates that koalas numbered 36, in NSW were now outdated. The logging and fracturing of other koala areas has also been detrimental to their survival, according to the year-long investigation. The committee said climate change posed an ongoing threat by exacerbating bushfires and drought, and by reducing the quality of the animal's eucalyptus leaf diet.

Estimates differ of just how many koalas remain in the wild, but experts agree koala populations are falling due to habitat loss and global warming. Other threats to the species include disease and deforestation.

The pace of such local extinctions is growing, with climate change hastening declines. Once a local population falls so low that they cannot reproduce or inbreeding becomes common, extinction could follow, Adams-Hosking notes. The legislation is based on the Bald Eagle Act in the U. Saving their habitat is," AKF said.