article_snippet: But it's not that common to see them walking down the footpath.' a video of the koala on Facebook which has received more than 180,000 views follows reports that hundreds of koalas have been killed in secret by wildlife officials in Victoria due to concerns over starvation.
article_snippet: The Victorian government euthanised 686 koalas at Cape Otway, on the same stretch of coast but about 250km west of Portland, in 2013 and 2014 in response to overpopulation in manna gum woodlands in the area.
article_snippet: 686 koalas were killed via lethal injection after being captured in trees.
article_snippet: Animal activists are furious and have condemned The Victorian government for Animal activists 'cruel' treatment of koalas and questioned why the program was conducted in secret.