Word: koala
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...kangaroo, the country's unofficial symbol, was recently summed up by an outback sheep farmer who bragged: "On my spread, we've shot 20,000 'roos in the last four years and there's still lots left." Also vanishing, at least in wild areas: the koala "Teddy bear" and the Tasmanian wolf, a zebra-striped, carnivorous marsupial that often hops kangaroo-like on its hind legs...
...added that Ecology Action would seek out stores in Harvard Square which carry products made from these animals, including the Coup, which sells alligator belts, and toy stores which sell stuffed koala bears and leopards...