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Environment
Abe Maddison

Bulldozers decimating koala habitats, advocates warn

Thousands of hectares of koala habitat have already been bulldozed this year, conservationists warn. (Dan Himbrechts/AAP PHOTOS)

Federally approved destruction of koala habitat in 2025 is the worst on record, conservationists say, as they urge the government to act to halt the rampant decimation.

Almost 4000 hectares have been approved to be bulldozed across eight projects, the Australian Conservation Foundation said in a study released on Sunday to coincide with National Threatened Species Day. 

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