article_snippet: My main priority is making sure that we reduce the suffering of koalas due to starvation,' Victoria's Environment Minister Lisa Neville said.
article_snippet: Koalas suffering starvation were euthanised, while healthy koalas were released back into the wild and healthy females were treated with control hormone implants.
article_snippet: It's cruel and mean to koalas and pays no respect for the role they play in tourism - how dare they treat this animal with that sort of level of disrespect.
article_snippet: For every one koala that was euthanised there were probably two or three that starved without intervention. '
article_snippet: A lot of people ask why A lot of people can't just move the koalas somewhere else, but I think it's important to recognise the koalas often has a negative impact,' Dr Whisson said. '
article_snippet: A large number would die, and the koalas don't want to move from manna gum. '
article_snippet: Manna gum is a very good food source for koalas, Manna gum's low in toxins and high in nutrients
article_snippet: so koalas love it,' Manna said. '
article_snippet: Koalas can move one or two kilometres in a night but in this population, Koalas stay in these manna gum areas and numbers build up.'
article_snippet: Instead of doing this why didn't The koalas, many of which were starving plant trees all those years ago?'
article_snippet: The koalas, many of which were starving could have taken young ones out and relocated young ones. '
article_snippet: The koalas, many of which were starving've done nothing –
article_snippet: "Oh The koalas, many of which were starving better do something let's kill The koalas, many of which were starving.
article_snippet: " 'It's easy to say The koalas, many of which were starving had to put The koalas, many of which were starving out of The koalas, many of which were starving misery
article_snippet: The koalas, many of which were starving shouldn't have got to their misery in first place.'
article_snippet: That's just not good enough and that's a terrible way to treat koalas. '
article_snippet: I don't want to see koalas suffer.'