Population

Koalas in their natural environment. ** Southern Koalas weigh between 9-14 kilograms ** ** and ** ** Northern koalas weigh between 6-7 kilograms. ** ** Male koalas are larger than female koalas. ** ** Koalas have thick grey coloured fur. **** They **** have ** ** white **** f **** ur **** on their ** ** chests, **** inner arms and ears. **** Koalas have large **** furry ears and leathery **** noses. ** ||  || ** Koalas live in societies and they need contact ** ** with **** other **** koalas. Koalas are fussy ** ** eaters and prefer to **** eat particular **** varieties of eucalyptus leaves. **** They need suitable ** ** habitats to enable the **** koala population to survive and thrive. **** The koala population ** ** has been destroyed ** ** over the past 100 years since **** European settlement. ** ** The largest ** ** number of wild and thriving koalas **** may be found in Victoria. ** ** The koala population is influenced by the quality of habitat, ** ** nutritional quality of the eucalyptus leaves, and the presence and absence of disease (Chamydia) in the population. **** The koala is not listed as an endangered species ** ** by any Australian state despite the threat **** to the population. ** ||
 * Population (needs suitable habitat) **
 * || ** Koalas living in the southern part of **** Australia ** ** are bigger ** ** and have thicker fur **** than koalas living ** ** in ** ** northern Australia. **

Koalas need suitable habitats for survival.