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Re:Koalas ‘Functionally Extinct’ After Australia Fires Destr... by eselle on Sunday November 24, 2019 @11:06PM (#21625373)
Koala's have very low numbers. You're probably thinking of Kangaroos, which are a nuisance species.
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Re:Koalas ‘Functionally Extinct’ After Australia Fires Destr... by Supermancho on Wednesday November 27, 2019 @10:08PM (#21654318)
As per wikipedia:

> Since the 1990s, government agencies have tried to control their numbers by culling, but public and international outcry has forced the use of translocation and sterilisation, instead.[165]

Maybe nuisance is the wrong word, until you look at the Chlamydiaceae bacteria infection rates. You generally don't want to touch wild ones.

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