Stephanie Wood's February 2021 cover story 'How good were koalas? A national treasure in peril' looks at the plight of our cuddly national icon, which is now faced with dire threats including dwindling habitat, climate change and mega-bushfires. Stephanie is joined in conversation by WWF Australia conservation scientist Stuart Blanch - with moderation from Good Weekend deputy editor Greg Callaghan - to discuss the history of systematic koala killings, why the NSW, ACT and Queensland koala populations may be uplisted from their current “vulnerable” status to “endangered”, along with the seeming lack of political will to combat deforestation and development, or to raise adequate funds for their survival.

Link to the story: https://www.smh.com.au/national/how-good-were-koalas-a-national-treasure-in-peril-20201203-p56kac.html

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