With urbanization, dogs and cars all cutting down Australia’s koala numbers in half over the past six years, now they have to deal with chlamydia and Koala AIDS, or KIDS. No joke.
Now koalas have AIDS? It’s heartbreaking, and they could face extinction.
Even though koala tourism generates over one billion dollars each year for the Australian economy, their government has not yet declared them an endangered species or taken any concrete steps to address the problem. Experts say they could be gone, extinct in 30 years.
I wonder what’s causing this outbreak of disease in koalas? I wonder if the lesbian koalas are getting sick as well.
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Just an Everyday Thought
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We should just genetically engineer some disease resistant, cuter ones.
Or teach them to do an interesting trick.
owww. They are so cute. Poor Koalas.
Australia should do something!
Koala flavoured chips?
Why not?
It could help to raise money for treatments.