A shocking koala image that shames Australia (Warning: Graphic Image) - Polidicks

[img]http://resources2.news.com.au/cs/newscomau/v2/_shared/base/css/images/icons/homepage-title.png[/img] Source: [url]http://www.news.com.au/national/a-shocking-image-shames-our-nation/story-e6frfkvr-1226354005668[/url] [img]http://resources2.news.com.au/images/2012/05/12/1226353/890510-koala.jpg[/img] Koalas killed in a single week by cars or dogs. Picture: Joel Sartore / National Geographic [img]http://resources2.news.com.au/images/2012/05/12/1226353/889622-koala.jpg[/img] May 2012 National Geographic. Picture: Joel Sartore [quote] • Photograph of dead koala's in National Geographic • Koala listed as a vulnerable animal before photo released • "I watched them die on the operating table. It's very sad" [B]NATIONAL Geographic magazine has exposed Australia's shame in failing to protect one of its most precious species - the koala.[/B] In its May edition, staff photographer Joel Sartore has captured images of the dead animals, killed by cars, dog bites and barbed wire, just as the cuddly creatures were identified by the federal government as vulnerable. Mr Sartore took the photographs at a Queensland clinic after staff asked him to get the images of dead koalas out to the world. "The little baby in its mother's arms was really depressing," Mr Sartore said. "And I saw that many times. I watched them die on the operating table. It's very sad. "The koalas you see there represent one clinic's weekly take of dead koalas. "And so a lot of these places don't want to look bad to the public because people will think they're failing even though it's not their fault. It's all our fault." The photo comes after Federal Environment Minister Tony Burke last month said koalas in NSW, Queensland and the ACT will be classified as "vulnerable". The ruling means the conditions could be imposed on new mines, housing developments and timber operations to stop the disturbance of the koala's natural habitat. "Koalas are an iconic Australian animal and they hold a special place in the community. People have made it very clear to me that they want to make sure the koala is protected for future generations," Mr Burke said. Conservationists have called for the koala to be listed as a vulnerable species in areas of serious population decline due to habitat loss, car accidents, dog attacks and disease. “In places like New South Wales and Queensland, their numbers have been taking a massive hit,” Mr Burke said. [/quote]

NO THEY ARE CUTE WHY.

What about drop bears?

read that issue the other day. Pretty terrible

I don't really see how this is a "graphic image". Unless I'm looking at it wrong, it looks like the wounds have been covered up and the only visible damage is some bite marks.

[QUOTE=Crash15;35934449]What about drop bears?[/QUOTE] In the bin out back [editline]13th May 2012[/editline] [QUOTE=YourFriendJoe;35934469]I don't really see how this is a "graphic image". Unless I'm looking at it wrong, it looks like the wounds have been covered up and the only visible damage is some bite marks.[/QUOTE] The source gives that warning on its main page. Better safe than sorry

STOP DYING YOU FUZZY BASTARDS

Oh man that is fucking depressing. But I guess foreigners would say the same thing about all the dead squirrels I see up here in california

Yeah and a almost all the Australians i know are a bunch of selfish pricks. Wouldn't be surprised if it's people like them who lead to this.

Aren't Koalas the assholes of the animal kingdom anyways? Like, overly aggressive and carry syphilis?

[QUOTE=Officer brown;35934547]Aren't Koalas the assholes of the animal kingdom anyways? Like, overly aggressive and carry syphilis?[/QUOTE] Don't forget chlamydia.

Koala orgies are nothing to be ashamed of.

Come to Pennsylvania you get dead deer everywhere.

Koalas aren't endangered, they're fucking everywhere. They don't need protecting, and in some areas (such as Kangaroo Island) they're actually pests

[QUOTE=Officer brown;35934547]Aren't Koalas the assholes of the animal kingdom anyways? Like, overly aggressive and carry syphilis?[/QUOTE] A lot of animals carry horrible diseases and aren't domesticated. Armadillos carry leprosy but I wouldnt exactly overly aggressive. Small herbivores, particularly slow ones tend to be defensive, and rightly so. [editline]12th May 2012[/editline] [QUOTE=download;35934622]Koalas aren't endangered, they're fucking everywhere. They don't need protecting, and in some areas (such as Kangaroo Island) they're actually pests[/QUOTE] They're vulnerable apparently, its status as a pest in one place doesn't mean they're common elsewhere.

[QUOTE=IMoo;35934411]NO THEY ARE CUTE WHY.[/QUOTE] [img]https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/42/Koala_eating.jpg/800px-Koala_eating.jpg[/img] no so cute now, is it? [img]https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/Cutest_Koala.jpg/654px-Cutest_Koala.jpg[/img] bawwwwwwwww

What the fucking fuck government, they should be protecting Koala's fully, wow fucking hell i'm mad, they're extremely endangered because they used to be hunted for their meat and fur

Today I learned that female Koalas have two vaginas and the males have a "two pronged" penis.

[QUOTE=mr apple;35934735]What the fucking fuck government, they should be protecting Koala's fully, wow fucking hell i'm mad, they're extremely endangered because they used to be hunted for their meat and fur[/QUOTE] They're not SO endangered, if we ever run out of Koalas we can just jump over to kangaroo island and take some of theirs Seriously there are too many fucking Koalas there I don't think they'd mind [editline]13th May 2012[/editline] [QUOTE=Remscar;35934516]Yeah and a almost all the Australians i know are a bunch of selfish pricks. Wouldn't be surprised if it's people like them who lead to this.[/QUOTE] Well fuck you too then mate

[QUOTE=mr apple;35934735]What the fucking fuck government, they should be protecting Koala's fully, wow [/QUOTE] [t]http://fc00.deviantart.net/fs71/i/2010/362/4/d/kangaroo_group_stock_by_blaisedrew62-d35w4kv.jpg[/t] I found a picture of the government. They just stand around and stare...and ban stuff. But really, they need to do something to make people aware, and try to keep koalas further away from the street if that's possible.

[QUOTE=Biotoxsin;35934751]Today I learned that female Koalas have two vaginas and the males have a "two pronged" penis.[/QUOTE] welcome to Australia, where all our native mammals have two penises

Well if you read, the first picture were Koalas dead by Dogs/Cars. The government can't really control what a dog does, or control accidents by drivers.

[QUOTE=Remscar;35934516]Yeah and a almost all the Australians i know are a bunch of selfish pricks. Wouldn't be surprised if it's people like them who lead to this.[/QUOTE] Jesus, we're not that bad also when we call you "cunt" it's a term of endearment, no joke

So this is the number of Koalas killed by cars, dogs, and barbed wire fences? I'd understand this shaming Australia if it was koalas killed by the military/police or something, but being hit by cars and killed by dogs and getting tangled in fences can all be attributed to accidents. It's not like a dog's owner sicks the dog on the koala or the car driver goes all GTA on koalas for the sake of it. I don't see this as shaming Australia, these koalas were killed by accidents, it's like seeing a dead cat on the side of the road, it's just an accident, and accidents happen.

Drop bears are assholes anyways. Good riddance.

[QUOTE=DaCommie1;35934884]So this is the number of Koalas killed by cars, dogs, and barbed wire fences? I'd understand this shaming Australia if it was koalas killed by the military/police or something, but being hit by cars and killed by dogs and getting tangled in fences can all be attributed to accidents. It's not like a dog's owner sicks the dog on the koala or the car driver goes all GTA on koalas for the sake of it. I don't see this as shaming Australia, these koalas were killed by accidents, it's like seeing a dead cat on the side of the road, it's just an accident, and accidents happen.[/QUOTE] Accidents may happen, but that's the number of Koalas killed by cars, dogs, and barbed wire fences, for [b]a single clinic[/b] [quote]"The koalas you see there represent one clinic's weekly take of dead koalas."[/quote] [editline]13th May 2012[/editline] [QUOTE=draugur;35934891]Drop bears are assholes anyways. Good riddance.[/QUOTE] Drop bears are a different animal altogether, although visibly similar

[QUOTE=Faren;35934820]Jesus, we're not that bad also when we call you "cunt" it's a term of endearment, no joke[/QUOTE] The Australian language is quite weird. Positive: "Hey, what's up you fucking shitcunt?" Negative:"Hey! What's up with you, fucking shitcunt?"

How exactly can the government stop a koala accidentally getting hit by a car? educate the koala community?

[QUOTE=Biotoxsin;35934630]A lot of animals carry horrible diseases and aren't domesticated. Armadillos carry leprosy but I wouldnt exactly overly aggressive. Small herbivores, particularly slow ones tend to be defensive, and rightly so.[/QUOTE] And? We shoot the living shit out of armadillos in Texas, and my Grandmother has recipes she came up with to cook them after killing so many of them that decided to be smart little shits and get nside her house in North Louisiana.

[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x8oLu7znwQ0[/media] Koalas everywhere are mourning. [b]Hueee hueeee![/b]