Fewer trees are leaving koalas stressed to death

By Tanalee Smith / The Bulletin
September 30, 2009

CUDLEE CREEK, Australia — The koala, Australia’s star symbol, is dying of stress.

Koalas live in the rolling hills and flat plains where eucalyptus trees grow, because they need the leaves for both food and water. But as people move in, koalas are finding themselves with fewer trees, researchers....

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