Where Do Koalas Live?

The koala's habitat is determined by its food preferences; koalas only eat the leaves of eucalypt trees. Except for breeding, koalas stay in a group of trees called a home range. A male koala marks his territory with a dark, sticky substance he excretes from his chest. Habitat loss is the greatest threat koalas face, due to land clearing, bush fires and eucalypt tree disease.