This lab was about population of turtles and marking them to see if the population has increased or decreased. But then we also we had to search about our own country and see populations of a certain animal there. So I am from Australia and I chose a koala.
Here's some information about the koala's population from 2009-2010
- The koala foundation reports say that thousands of koalas are missing from the country’s eucalyptus trees
- The koala bear populations of the animals are between 20 percent and 50 percent lower than previous estimates
- The recently found out that no more than 80,000 koalas remain in the wild in Australia
- The number of population now is around 48,000
- Foundation is asking the government to make the koala a vulnerable species, so this might give then more protection
- They have also lost lots of their habitat
- Foundation says around 4,000 koalas are killed by cars and dogs each year
So as you can see here the population has decreased.
Bibliography
"Koala Population Plummets in Australia." Top 10 Endangered Species & Wild Animal Facts — All About Wildlife. Web. 17 Nov. 2011.
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