Australia's Federal government lists koalas as endangered in NSW, Queensland and ACT

Why are Koalas now endangered?
Prolonged drought, the Black Summer bushfires, disease and habitat loss over the past 20 years.
Successive Governments are too frightened to go against the industries that are destroying Koala habitat.
The Mining Industry and the Logging Industry donate huge amounts of money to both Political Parties thus ensuing land clearing of Koala habitat continues at a break neck speed.
Shame on both Political Parties who have overseen the destruction of the forests where the Koalas live.
[b]Koalas will become extinct because of pathetic Politicians[/b]

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SatanBurger · 36-40, F

Who elects the politicians though? The people, it's because of humans why animals are going extinct.

Gusman · 61-69, M

@SatanBurger Too right.
People are apathetic.
Politicians have the power to change the outcome but choose not to.

SatanBurger · 36-40, F

@Gusman I agree with the sentiment but I still slightly disagree (not that I disagree with the sentiment, I get it trust me) it's just because I feel like people give power to the politicians and yet they can take it away at any point they choose. They choose not to. The issue is we have the case of the stupids and those stupid people elect stupid politicians, the stupid people who are citizens have all the power through voting. We can take power away from the politicians at any point in time, we allow this.

Gusman · 61-69, M

@SatanBurger People do take power away from the Politicians every time they vote the incumbent government out.
The incoming government virtually does what the outgoing government was doing.
Always claiming, we were left with a terrible state of affairs by the previous government.
There have been 4 changes of government over the previous 25 years, representing both parties, all decided to do nothing to stop the loss of Koala habitat.

Bushranger · 70-79, M

@SatanBurger We can only get rid of current governments when elections come up. If a government passes legislation that allows people to clear forests (koala and other flora/fauna habitats), those laws remain in place until that government is evicted. The damage that can be done during that period is not something that can be immediately fixed by a new government. One the damage is done, it's hard to undo it.

We have lost far too many species in Australia already. But the damage is going to continue.