Conservationists say governments in Australia aren't doing nearly enough to protect endangered koalas.

Koalas are being decimated by highway traffic

An endangered population of koalas is being decimated by speeding cars bisecting critical habitat in central Queensland, Australia, scientists are warning. Should the roadkill incidents continue unabated there is very little chance that the population can recover, they say. Researchers recorded incidents of koalas being hit by cars along a stretch of highway between the community of Nebo in central Queensland and Mackay, a city [...]

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