Koala Population: Threats, Opportunities, and Recommendations

This report presents an analysis of the koala population, examining the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats (SWOT) affecting their survival. It highlights key issues such as habitat loss due to deforestation and climate change, leading to a decline in the eucalyptus forests, which are the koala's primary food source. The report emphasizes the critical need for effective government regulations and community involvement to protect koalas. It discusses the current status, including the alarming statistic that only 90,000 koalas remain. Recommendations include implementing wildlife protection acts and promoting public awareness to mitigate threats and conserve the koala population. The report references several studies and publications to support its findings and recommendations. The report underscores the importance of immediate action to prevent further decline and ensure the species' long-term survival.

Koala

Strength
 The strategy helps to maintain the population of Koala
 The ecological balance of the world is maintained
 The species are protected for becoming endangered in the world
 It helps to maintain various activity within for saving the Koala
population in the country

Weaknesses
 The ecological balance of the world is getting disturbed with the
extinct of the species
 People are not aware of the consequences in the world regarding the
extinct of the various species
 Government rules and regulation are not effectively utilized by the
common people to maintain Koala

Opportunities
 Effective measurement for the prevention of Koala help to maintain
their species in the world
 The strategy being developed by the government of Australia can be
transmitted in the international level
 The working function of the government and the common people is to
save nature and its creation
 People need to reduce effective usage of products that leads to global
warming

Threats
 Climate change is the biggest threats to the population of Koala in the
world
 They are also getting threats from the shrinking habitat as people are
cutting down more trees every year
 The species are facing threats due to other human factors like road
traffic

Findings
 Only 90,000 Koalas are lest in the world
 Global warming is rapidly increasing
 Eucalyptus forest is also decreasing

Discussions
 The only food source of Koalas is the Eucalyptus forest which is also
decreasing rapidly
 The animals did not get proper food
 The animals are getting various disease due to climate change

Recommendations
 Government need to implement effective rules and regulation
 Wildlife protection act need to be maintained
 Common people also need to contribute their activity for Koala
protection

References
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https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2013/apr/30/climate-change-threats-koalas
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