Accurate figures are difficult to determine. The Australia Koala Foundation estimates that koala numbers in the wild have dropped to below 80 000. Research suggests the figure may be as low as 43 000.As a species, the koala is not endangered in Australia, but some local populations have been reduced considerably.The conservation status of koalas varies from region to region in Australia. For example, due to farming, land clearing and habitat loss, native koalas were eradicated from Western Australia and South Australia in the last century, but moves have been made to reestablish new colonies in both states. Currently, koalas are thriving on Kangaroo Island in SA, and in other isolated colonies.Koalas are still listed as "common" in most parts of Queensland, but in the southeast region of Q