SYDNEY, Australia (Reuters) — A koala population explosion on an Australian Some 30,000 koalas on Kangaroo Island, off the coast of the state of South "We are talking thousands of starving koalas," said Sandra Kanck "While they may be cute and cuddly we need to get beyond emotion to The South Australian state government has rejected calls for a cull, preferring from Reuters<\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" A complex and polemic situation. Tourism, preservation of the ecosystem and cruetly to animals often conflict in panoramas of human development. SYDNEY, Australia (Reuters) — A koala population explosion on an Australian island has prompted calls for 20,000 of the … Continue reading ![](\"http:\/\/cyber.law.harvard.edu\/blogs\/static\/dowbrigade\/koalacull.jpg\")
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\n complex and polemic situation<\/em>. Tourism, preservation of the
\n ecosystem and cruetly to animals often conflict in panoramas of human
\n development.<\/em><\/p>\n
\n island has prompted calls for 20,000 of the furry, native marsupials to
\n be shot to stop them destroying their island habitat and end a koala famine.<\/p>\n
\n Australia, are stripping the island of its native gum trees, destroying
\n the ecosystem and causing a koala famine, say environmentalists and national
\n parks officials.<\/p>\n
\n from the Australian Democrats, Australia’s third major political party.<\/p>\n
\n reality…my suggestion is professional shooters do it quickly and cleanly," Kanck
\n told Reuters on Friday of the proposed cull.<\/p>\n
\n sterilization and relocation.<\/p>\n