My journal entry last week over on my specieslimited.com tee-shirt website was about habitat fragmentation (check it out if you haven’t seen it and grab yourself a tee shirt or two while you’re at it). To me, the koala is the unfortunate face of fragmentation due to deforestation. They only eat one thing — eucalyptus leaves. And as eucalyptus forests are disappearing, koalas find themselves stranded on small islands of trees, unable to roam beyond the immediate habitat. I photographed this koala many years ago on Kangaroo Island in South Australia. I hope to get back soon before more of their habitat disappears. Nikon D200 with Nikkor 600mm f/5.6 manual focus lens, ISO 200, f/5.6 at 1/180th of a second.sd
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My journal entry last week over on my specieslimited.com tee-shirt website was about habitat fragmentation (check it out if you haven’t seen it and grab yourself a tee shirt or two while you’re at it). To me, the koala is the unfortunate face of fragmentation due to deforestation. They only eat one thing — eucalyptus leaves. And as eucalyptus forests are disappearing, koalas find themselves stranded on small islands of trees, unable to roam beyond the immediate habitat. I photographed this koala many years ago on Kangaroo Island in South Australia. I hope to get back soon before more of their habitat disappears. Nikon D200 with Nikkor 600mm f/5.6 manual focus lens, ISO 200, f/5.6 at 1/180th of a second.sd
Awww!
These gentle creature make me smile. Their dire situation is heartbreaking to consider.
Unfortunately, they are so helpless against the forces of nature.