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Koala declared endangered as disease, HEALTH

lost habitat take toll DOCTOR ON DUTY

Oranjestad
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Many koalas in Austra- Oranjestad 527 3140
lia suffer from chlamydia. Noord 527 3200
Koala populations in New Sta. Cruz 527 2900
South Wales have fallen San Nicolas 584 5000
by 33%-61% since 2001. In A young koala looks through eucalyptus leaves in a zoo in Duisburg, Germany, Friday, Sept. 28, Police Tipline 11141
2020, a parliamentary in- 2018. Associated Press Ambulancia 911
quiry warned the species Fire Dept. 115
Red Cross
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might become extinct be-
fore 2050 without urgent las left in the wild, possibly among koalas, the use of wrecking their habitats. It TAXI SERVICES
intervention. as few as 43,000. Summer drones to study them and says koalas also are in dan- Taxi Tas 587 5900
The number of koalas in brushfires in 2019-20 killed restoration of habitat are ger across Victoria and Prof. Taxi 588 0035
Queensland has fallen at least 6,400 of the ani- ways to the government is South Australia.q Taxi D.T.S. 587 2300
by half since 2001 due to mals, as rescuers worked helping protect the vulner- Taxi Serv. Aruba 583 3232
drought, fires and defor- desperately to save them able marsupial. A1 Taxi Serv. 280 2828
estation. Some are killed and treat their injuries. The government contends Women in Difficulties
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“Koalas have gone from The Black Summer fires, help address threats, while American Airlines 582 2700
no-listing to vulnerable to of course, was a tipping conservation groups argue Avianca 588 0059
endangered within a de- point. But we know the ko- more has to be done to Jet Blue 588 2244
cade. That is a shockingly ala is vulnerable to climate prevent their extinction. Surinam 582 7896
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