| Description |
1 videodisc (DVD) (45 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Series |
Four corners |
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Four corners (Television program)
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| Summary |
"In key parts of Australia, koalas are dying in big numbers. In Queensland, New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory the attrition rate has been so high the Federal Government responded by placing koalas on the Threatened Species "at risk" list. Why is this happening? The answer is simple. Development, cars, dogs, disease and climate change are making life tough for these fascinating creatures. The bigger question is, what can be done to save them? Four Corners travels to three koala hot spots to try to understand the problems they confront. First, reporter Marian Wilkinson looks at South Eastern Queensland, an area where development is exploding. Large tracts of bushland have been set aside for housing and other urban developments, which means koalas will lose their homes and food. In New South Wales koalas are also finding the going tough. West of the Great Dividing Range, conservation programs have tried to create places where the animals can live and be protected from predators, but rising temperatures are putting them at risk. In Victoria the situation is very different, but equally as troubling. In that State the koala population was revived with descendants from a small colony on French Island, south-east of Melbourne. Unfortunately, because this revived population came from a small group, there is a limited gene pool, which means major environmental changes leaves many of them at risk too. There is no doubt Australians want to save this much-loved national icon, but are we prepared to compromise development to protect the koalas' natural habitat?"--ABC-TV website |
| Notes |
Off-air recording of ABC1 broadcast August 20, 2012. Copied under Part VA of the Copyright Act |
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Available for Deakin University staff and students only |
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No rating given |
| Credits |
Producer, Morag Ramsay ; director, Nathan McBain |
| Performer |
Presenter: Kerry O'Brien ; reporter, Marian Wilkinson |
| Notes |
DVD |
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Available for Deakin University staff and students only |
| Subject |
Koala -- Effect of habitat modification on
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Koala -- Ecology
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Koala -- Habitat
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Koala -- Conservation
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Endangered species -- Australia
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Wildlife conservation -- Australia
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| Author |
Ramsay, Morag
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McBain, Nathan
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O'Brien, Kerry
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Wilkinson, Marian, 1954-
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ABC-TV (Australia)
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