The public made all
governments in all states to declare the koala bear an 'Protected
Species' by the late 1930's.
Koalas live in eucalypt
forests of Eastern and South-Eastern Australia.
Koalas don't live in families, they are
solitary animals.
Fossil remains of
koala-like animals have been found dating back 25 - 40 million
years ago.
Koalas habitat requirements
include the presence of other koalas and preferred food trees.
Koalas are an important part of Aboriginal culture and featured
in many myths and legends. John Price was the first European who
describe koalas in 1798. By 1924, koalas were extinct in
South Australia, very few in South Wales and Victoria is
supposed to go as low as 500 animals.
Created by Shelley
Pederson
December 16, 2008
This website is part of a school project for the ABT course at the
Okanagan College. All of
the information and pictures are from Google and then under the koala
bears website.
