Habitat


 * Habitat (Where Koalas like to live) **
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 * ** Koalas may be extinct in seven years, **** photo from Sydney Morning Herald **

** Koalas live in trees in Australia and nearby islands. **** They live in a variety of habitats. Koalas live in coastal regions of ** ** eastern and southern ** ** Australia and in low bushland areas inland Australia. Koalas do not live in the rainforest. ** ** The koala lives in Queensland, New South Wales, ** ** South Australia, and Victoria. The Koala does not live in Tasmania ** ** or Western Australia. ** ** Koalas are territorial and do not usually share trees. The koala can tell whether a tree belongs to another koala. Koalas stay in the same area **  ** and have their own 'home trees'. ** **During the day, the koala sleeps 75% of the time.** ** They are nocturnal animals and become more active after **  ** sunset. ** **Sometimes, the koala comes to the ground to search for shade or another tree. They occasionally jump from one tree to the next.**  **K** ** oalas visit each other only during mating season. ** ** The main ** ** threats to the survival of the koala is its loss of ** ** habitat. This is due to ** ** the im **** pacts of urban development and clearing of trees. ** ** Approximately 80% of the natural habitat of the koala has been destroyed by humans since European settlement. The Australian Koala ** ** Foundation estimates 45,000 koalas remain living in the wild. **** Many koalas are killed by bushfires, dog attacks and motor vehicle accidents. ** ** The Australian Koala Foundation now has an online koala map that helps to rate the koala habitat in Australia. **  || **Click the link below to watc****h Save the Koala video** http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZiikGeFTLCo ||
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 * **Koalas are endangered animals** ||