KOALA NUMBERS IN FOCUS AT STATE INQUIRY

Habitat loss and the threat of climate change were highlighted today as a state government inquiry into declining koala populations began in Sydney.

It’s feared the species could be extinct by 2050.

Among those making submissions, a Port Stephens group, which indicated numbers in the region are now a quarter of those seen three decades ago.

The inquiry will prepare a report by June.

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