By: Alexis Roberts

Scientific name: Phascolarctos cinereus.

 Found in the eucalypt forests of eastern Queensland, New South Wales and Victoria, and the southern part of South Australia.

 Length of life: About 20 years.  Size: Males about 77cm and females about 71cm  Weight: southern males about 11.6 kg and southern females 7.8 kg Northern males about 6.3 kg and northern females about 5 kg  Habitat: Eucalypt forests  Diet: Eucalyptus trees  Gestation: about 35 days  Cubs: usually 1 and rarely 2 twins cubs

 Gray soft wool like fur  White mainly on the underside  Ears have long hairs on the tips  Resembles a bear but is actually a marsupial  Carries young in pouch  Young stays with mother up to a year after its born

 Live in individual trees, but they live in groups  May mark their trees with scent  Sleep 19 hours a day  They have finger prints that can be seen under a microscope.  Has a slow digestive system which causes them to move slow  Almost never go on the ground

 Killed for their soft fur  Food source for Native Americans  Habitat destruction  Disease  Wild fires  Hit by cars

 No tree no me!  funded approximately $7.5 million on koala research  Planted over 10,000 koala food trees  Consulted with the developer of a koala- friendly housing development and proved that koalas and humans can live in harmony at Koala Beach

 How long does a baby koala stay with its mother?  What is the life span of a koala bear?  Where are they located?  What Foundation is help to save them?  Why are they endangered?