‘A drop in the ocean’: government’s $50m koala pledge won’t tackle root cause of decline
by Lisa Cox from Environment | The Guardian on (#5VTTJ)
Campaigners say money isn't the issue' when there's no koala recovery plan, while other threatened species receive little funding
The announcement took place in a fashion Australians have come to expect in election years, with the prime minister, Scott Morrison, cuddling up to a furry marsupial while promising record investment.
This time it was a plan for the Australian government to spend $50m to improve the protection and recovery of one of the nation's most-loved animals, the koala.
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