Michael is joined by Matt Kean, Energy and Environment Minister & Liberal member for Hornsby, who has announced a goal of doubling the number of koalas by 2050 in a bid to defy projections the marsupial could become extinct in the wild in NSW by mid-century.

 

Following reports found that found numbers were down to 15,000-20,000, Mr Kean will ask the Chief Scientist to assemble an expert panel to develop the 30-year plan that would likely involve a combination of expanding or adding new national parks, removing feral predators, fighting the chlamydia disease, and "actively managing our fortress populations", Mr Kean says.

Michael is joined by Matt Kean, Energy and Environment Minister &amp; Liberal member for Hornsby, who has announced a goal of doubling the number of koalas by 2050 in a bid to defy projections the marsupial could become extinct in the wild in NSW by mid-century.
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Following reports found that found numbers were down to 15,000-20,000, Mr Kean will ask the Chief Scientist to assemble an expert panel to develop the 30-year plan that would likely involve a combination of expanding or adding new national parks, removing feral predators, fighting the chlamydia disease, and "actively managing our fortress populations", Mr Kean says.

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