Why Australia Hates Koalas

Does Australia hate koalas? It might seem like a silly question but the evidence is quite compelling. We’ve slaughtered millions of them for fur, driven them to the brink of extinction, and yet we've pulled off one of the greatest conservation comebacks in history. Before pushing them to the precipice of koala oblivion once again. It's a brutal but sometimes awe-inspiring history. From early First Nations relationships and the horrific "Black August" fur trade to genetic bottlenecks, chlamydia outbreaks, deforestation, and the race to build koala corridors. This is the unadulterated story of us and the koala. Get Involved & Help Save Our Koalas Support The Wilderness Society in helping koalas: http://www.wilderness.org.au/koala Sign the Petition to Minister Murray Watt: http://www.wilderness.org.au/email-watt Donate to the UniSC Koala Chlamydia Vaccine: https://www.unisc.edu.au/community/gi... Koala Corridor Planting Groups QLD: https://koalaconservationaustralia.or... https://koalaactioninc.org https://koalagroup.asn.au/events/cate... NSW: https://www.greatersydneylandcare.org... https://bangalowkoalas.com.au https://friendsofthekoala.org VIC: https://koalaclancyfoundation.org.au/... https://mpkoalas.org.au/projects ____________________________________________________ Patreon:   / thebackyardnaturalist   Instagram:   / the_backyard_naturalist   ____________________________________________________ Sources and Further Reading Overview: Koala: A Life in Trees - Danielle Clode Koala: A Historical Biography - Ann Moyal Indigenous relationship: The Koala: Natural History, Conservation and Management - Roger Martin & Kathrine Handasyde https://www.commonground.org.au/artic... https://savethekoala.com/about-koalas... Koala fur trade: Black August - https://share.google/GDKkVkOQYjyd4tVTV The Bear You Couldn't Buy -https://share.google/atIkayVJl3iyab6yX Fred Palmer and the relocation - https://static1.squarespace.com/stati... Further relocation info - https://www.foe.org.au/the_significan... Kangaroo Island - https://www.tourkangarooisland.com.au... Victorian koala restoration and current population: https://connectsci.au/rs/article/138/... Genetics of southern koalas: https://helioxpodcast.substack.com/p/... https://theconversation.com/we-though... Deforestation https://wilderness.org.au/protecting-... https://www.greenpeace.org.au/static/... Chlamydia https://koalaconservationaustralia.or... https://swvickoala.australianmap.net/... Bushfires and climate change https://wwf.org.au/news/2020/wwf-6000... https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles... https://www.unimelb.edu.au/newsroom/n... https://royalsocietypublishing.org/rs...