What the biggest fear of a koala?

Answer 1

Koalas are no more afraid of fire than any other wild animal is, but they sense its destructive force. Bushfires in Australia have the capacity to wipe out thousands of square kilometres of prime bushland, in which koalas live. These fires move rapidly, and the tops, or crowns, of the eucalyptus trees in which koalas shelter and find food literally explode with the flames as the eucalyptus oil inside reaches boiling point.

Answer 2

Koalas fear Man - yet, despite this, in times of distress they will seek man for help, as was certainly evidenced during the droughts and bushfires in early 2009. Koalas also fear dogs and other animals that clearly pose a threat to them.

Answer 3

As of 2013, koalas are not officially endangered, but that does not mean that they are free from threats to their future existence, as in some areas of Australia koala populations are decreasing.

Man is the koala's biggest threat, causing loss of food source and habitat loss. Koalas inhabit prime land which man has decided is better used for housing developments. Not only do the koalas lose their sources of shelter and food, they are subject to dog attacks and being hit by cars as suburbia extends further outwards. A prime example of this is southeast Queensland, where koala numbers have dropped to 60% less than what they were a decade ago, entirely due to increased development - and where they now face extinction by 2020.

Koalas are territorial, and they live in complex social communities where each member has a certain number of trees within its territory. When access to these trees is cut off by new roads, the koalas will still try to cross the road, and risk being hit. Relocation of koalas is rarely successful because their territorial and social habits are largely misunderstood.

Another significant factor is predation by introduced species such as dogs and foxes. Bushfires also pose a threat to these animals.

Koalas are also subject to the disease chlamydia, which affects the koalas' fertility, and eventually leads to their death. Currently, there is no cure for this disease.

Answer 4

Unsupervised domestic dogs pose one of the biggest dangers to koalas, so koalas are fearful mostly of dogs. Foxes and dingoes in bushland areas also pose a threat.

Answer 5

No. There is no reason to be afraid of koalas. They are harmless.

Answer 6

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