By depressing the immune system in a similar way to HIV in humans, KoRV renders the koala susceptible to cancers and infections including chlamydia … [follow link to original story…]
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Destruction of habitat sped up after koalas were listed as vulnerable
Koala habitats in NSW and Queensland has been destroyed at a faster rate since the animal was declared vulnerable in 2012 than before, a new … [follow link to original story…]
Port Macquarie Koala Hospital has released injured koalas back into the wild
The three groups of koalas will be released to Crowdy Bay, and two areas in the Lake Innes Nature Reserve. But it was the four-year-old Anwen that … [follow link to original story…]
Bear the dog helps rescue koalas in Australia’s horror bushfire conditions
As if we couldn’t love dogs any more. You may remember Bear, the koala rescuing dog who became a national treasure when he went viral on social … [follow link to original story…]
Minister Matt Kean meets with Great Koala National Park representatives
With so much koala habitat destroyed in the recent fires, all koala habitat is vitally important, and the unique forests of the mid north coast are now home … [follow link to original story…]
Koala losses from recent NSW bushfires ‘One of the most significant biodiversity impacts in our …
Authorities may have underestimated the extent of the impact of the bushfires on koalas on the North Coast, a New South Wales ecologist has said. [follow link to original story…]
Koala losses ‘spectacularly huge’ after NSW drought, bushfires
Ecologists estimate the recent drought and huge bushfires have killed thousands of koalas in NSW, pushing the marsupial to “endangered status” in … [follow link to original story…]
Koala Rescue: The TV event highlighting volunteers, hospitals and bushfire updates
One iconic Aussie animal became the deadly symbol of summer’s devastating megafires. Koalas were trapped in the flames – unable to escape, … [follow link to original story…]
