{"id":131649,"date":"2022-02-14T11:04:02","date_gmt":"2022-02-14T11:04:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.edristi.in\/?p=131649"},"modified":"2022-02-14T11:04:08","modified_gmt":"2022-02-14T11:04:08","slug":"koalas-now-an-endangered-species","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.edristi.in\/hi\/%e0%a4%b9%e0%a5%8b%e0%a4%ae\/koalas-now-an-endangered-species\/","title":{"rendered":"Koalas Now an Endangered Species"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Question: Which of the following country recently declared koalas as endangered species?<\/strong><br>a) Italy<br>b) Australia<br>c) USA<br>d) China<br><strong>Answer: (b)<br>Related Facts:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>On February 10, 2022, Australia designated the koala as an endangered species as the Population of Koalas is declining dramatically across the country.<\/li><li>A Koala or Koala bear is an arboreal herbivorous marsupial native to Australia.<\/li><li>The decision has taken amid the pressure on the marsupials\u2019 eucalyptus tree habitats in eastern states of Australia.<\/li><li>The decline in population of this animal happened because of habitat loss, impact of prolonged drought, black summer bushfires, Urbanisation and cumulative impacts of disease.<\/li><li>It should also be noted that thousands of koalas are thought to have been killed in fires that swept Australia\u2019s eastern and southern states in 2019 and 2020.<\/li><li>It has been hoped that , this designation as engangered species for Kaolas would provide more protection to the species.<\/li><li>In April 2020; proposal to list Koalas in Endangered category was given by WWF-Australia, Humane Society International and International Fund for Animal Welfare.<\/li><li>This proposal was made after research found decline in population by 62 percent in New South Wales and 50 percent in Queensland since 2001.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>By &#8211; Rajesh Tripathi<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Links:-<\/strong><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/environment\/2022\/feb\/11\/koala-listed-as-endangered-after-australian-governments-fail-to-halt-its-decline\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/environment\/2022\/feb\/11\/koala-listed-as-endangered-after-australian-governments-fail-to-halt-its-decline<br><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/edition.cnn.com\/travel\/article\/australia-koala-endangered-scn-scli-intl\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/edition.cnn.com\/travel\/article\/australia-koala-endangered-scn-scli-intl\/index.html<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Question: Which of the following country recently declared koalas as endangered species?a) Italyb) Australiac) USAd) ChinaAnswer: (b)Related Facts: On February 10, 2022, Australia designated the koala as an endangered species as the Population of Koalas is declining dramatically across the country. 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