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Gunnedah koalas suffering from drought, heat, chlamydia

Gunnedah koalas suffering from drought, heat, chlamydia … Three koalas on the brink of death are now in the capable hands of Gunnedah wildlife … [follow link to original story…]

Portland massacre: Government takes further steps to wipe out koala population

Timber harvesting in a Victorian koala habitat has resulted in a massacre, with a call for an investigation into the slaughter, writes Sue Arnold. [follow link to original story…]

Some of the rescued koalas have been released into the wild

About 40 koalas have been euthanised or were found dead on the plantation but others are lucky enough to have survived and have been released … [follow link to original story…]

Koalas rescued from Victorian blue gum timber plantation begin to recover

Wildlife volunteer Tracey Wilson considers the koalas that have taken over her south-west Victorian home the lucky ones. [follow link to original story…]

Stories of Hope and Survival From Australia’s Bushfires

It’s been a tough start to 2020, particularly for the koalas, kangaroos, lizards, snakes, birds, bats, sheep, cows, and other animals who call Australia … [follow link to original story…]

Limestone Coast forest industry ‘shocked’ over koala slaughter

A LIMESTONE Coast harvesting company and a national peak forestry group says the devastating koala slaughter near Portland has nothing to do … [follow link to original story…]

Hundreds of koalas brutally massacred during routine logging in Victoria

Hundreds of koalas have reportedly been killed in Victoria this week, with heartbreaking images surfacing online, after logging 12km west of Portland. [follow link to original story…]

Crashed tanker was protecting Two Thumbs koala sanctuary, now destroyed by blaze

It’s been revealed that the large air tanker which went down Thursday afternoon with the loss of all those aboard was protecting the Two Thumbs … [follow link to original story…]

Wallarah 2 land clearing will threaten koala habitat

The discovery of a significant koala population in close proximity to the proposed Wallarah 2 coal mine on the New South Wales Central Coast has … [follow link to original story…]

A national koala plan needed to avoid extinction, scientists say

Koalas are heading towards extinction without a national plan of action, scientists have warned. WWF Australia warns the koala population in eastern … [follow link to original story…]