There are no fossil records of koalas ever living in Tasmania. Fossil records indicate that many years ago, the koala inhabited parts of Western Australia and the Northern Territory. Local extinctions have occurred due to clearing and fragmentation of eucalypt woodlands and forests for agriculture and human settlement. Over the past 200 years, their distribution does not appear to have reduced, however, individual koala populations have declined. The distribution of koalas covers much of Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria and a small area in South Australia. They do, however, remain in areas where their habitat has been partially cleared and in urban areas. Koalas are found in higher densities where food trees are growing on more fertile soils and along watercourses. Koalas live over a range of open forest and woodland communities but ultimately their habitat is defined by the presence of a select group of food trees. Koalas may also live in urban areas Habitat and distribution In 2012, the Commonwealth Government listed the koala as ‘vulnerable’ in Queensland under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (Commonwealth). Under Queensland’s Nature Conservation Act 1992, koalas are listed as vulnerable state-wide and are a protected species. They share a number of characteristics with wombats, who are their closest living relatives, including a backward-facing pouch. They are so different from any other marsupial, however, that they have been classified into their own family, called Phascolarctidae. Koalas are a type of mammal called marsupials, which give birth to underdeveloped young. In South East Queensland, koalas are called dumbirrbi in the Jagera language, marrambi in the Yugarabul language, borobi in the Ugambeh language, and dumbribbi in the Turrbul language. The word koala is said to come from the Dharug peoples (whose traditional lands span the area from Parramatta to the Blue Mountains of New South Wales) word meaning ‘no water’. Species: cinereus meaning ashy-grey (derived from Latin). Genus: Phascolarcto – phaskolos meaning pouched arktos meaning bear (derived from Greek). Air monitoring programs and investigations.COVID-19 information for environmental authority holders.Apply, renew or register using Online Services.
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