Too Much Koala Lovin'

Koala bears are obviously having some fun: Victoria, an Australian state, is putting 3,000 female koala bears on the pill, which is made of hormones that will act as a contraceptive for five years. Parks Victoria, which manages parks in Victoria (and Melbourne's bays and waterways) and is heading this effort, is concerned because the manna gum tree, a kind of eucalyptus, is close to depletion and they fear the koalas will die once the trees are gone. Additionally, relocating and sterilizing the koalas haven't worked either, so Parks Victoria has turned to the "humane" option of the pill. Of course this pill is a small tube inserted under the koala's skin.

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Well, at least it ain't pandas.

Here's a better, more cost effective solution: Shoot them and eat them.

We tried that (except the eating part) - but it caused a bit of an uproar- "kill a national icon?" they'd say.

It'd be like eating 'Skippy the Bush Kangaroo' or Blinky Bill.

Speaking of australians and things in cages.... don't we have someone on the street in a cage somewhere in soho?

Have Koala's replaced Pandas in the obsession category?

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No way, but they are very fuzzy and cute. Pandas - now they have personalities Gothamist likes: Mostly sleepy, hungry, lumbering, and spoiled.

I wonder if Koalas taste like eucalyptus.

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