BellingenNSW<p>Koalas spend just 10 minutes a day risking their lives on the ground</p><p>"Roughly two-thirds of koala deaths occur when they're on the ground — mostly from dog attacks and vehicle collisions. Cleared areas and roadsides are more dangerous locations for koalas to live. Koalas have to move a lot because of their quite specialised diets...Landscapes should be arranged so koalas don't have to spend much time on the ground."<br><a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2025-07-10/most-koala-deaths-happen-ground-habitat-destruction/105507980" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">abc.net.au/news/science/2025-0</span><span class="invisible">7-10/most-koala-deaths-happen-ground-habitat-destruction/105507980</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/koalas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>koalas</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/wildlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>wildlife</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/biodiversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>biodiversity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/conservation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>conservation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/habitat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>habitat</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/MobilityDesign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MobilityDesign</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/roads" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>roads</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/cars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cars</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/dogs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>dogs</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/pets" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pets</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/sprawl" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sprawl</span></a></p>