Australia mulls listing koalas on east coast as endangered

The Australian government is considering listing koalas in three states on the east coast as endangered species, Minister for the Environment Sussan Ley said Friday.The population of koalas in the states of New South Wales, Queensland and the Australian Capital Territory has been threatened by deforestation and other factors but dealt a devastating blow by bushfires in 2019 and 2020 that hit the east coast.The animal is being classified as "vulnerable" on the government's list on species protection but conservation groups nominated it to be listed as "endangered" in March."The bushfires wer…READ FULL ARTICLE