Lonely - Dallas Rae
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Lonely - Dallas Rae
$800.00
Size: 28 x 35 cm
Medium: Ink and gouache on paper
Year: 2022
Artwork Statemtent: Koalas can live 13 to 18 years in the wild, and have few natural predators. There are more
than 700 species of eucalypts and Koalas are quite fussy eaters – only around 50 kinds of
eucalypts are suitable for them to eat. adults will eat around 500g to 1kg of leaves each
night, so they need to move around a number of trees. Each adult has several home trees in
its range, which will overlap with those of other Koalas. Land clearing is a major reason for
their current decline.
However, Humans are directly responsible for the overall decline in Koala numbers since
European settlement. Love for Koalas was initially expressed through their systematic
slaughter, to meet the demand for skins in London.
The Marsupial Destruction Act (1877) officially sanctioned and encouraged the fur industry,
and by 1894 between 10,000 and 30,000 Koala skins were reportedly being exported to
London annually.