The federal government has signed off on 25,000 hectares of habitat loss in the decade since koalas were formally listed as vulnerable, according to a new analysis.
In the decade since east coast koalas were first listed as vulnerable, the federal government has approved the loss of more than 25,000 hectares of habitat, new analysis shows.
Approvals were granted for 63 mostly mining projects in Queensland, NSW, and the ACT, the Australian Conservation Foundation says.They allowed for the collective loss of habitat equivalent to 526,000 average-sized blocks of residential land, or about 10,400 Sydney Cricket Grounds.
