Koala population near Watermark coal mine site down by 87 per cent

By Billy Jupp
May 27 2020 - 9:00am
UNCLEAR FUTURE: A study has shown the koala population on the site of Shenhua's Watermark Coal Mine may be locally extinct before the mine even commences. Photo: Mark Rodgers
UNCLEAR FUTURE: A study has shown the koala population on the site of Shenhua's Watermark Coal Mine may be locally extinct before the mine even commences. Photo: Mark Rodgers

A RECENT survey suggests the koala population on the site of Shenhua's Watermark Coal Mine has dropped 87 per cent since 2012-13.

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