Friends of the Koala’s IFAW-sponsored hospital staff recently had the pleasure of a visit from Dr. Shali Fischer from Port Macquarie Koala Hospital. Here, at Friends of the Koala, we believe that in order to give koalas the best chance, we must collaborate and share capabilities with other organisations, maximising the potential for accurate diagnosis … Read more
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Ear tagging
Ear tagging, in conjunction with microchipping, allows us to identify koalas after they have been released into the wild again. Each ear tag number is associated with the data we collect about that individual koala. If the tagged koala is ever found ill or injured, Koala Hospitals will be able to find out where that … Read more

