Funded under the NSW Government’s Koala Strategy and ‘Saving Our Species’ (SOS) program, the project aims to restore at least thirty hectares of new … [follow link to original story…]
News
Government gives $150m to aid wildlife recovery after bushfires
“Koala populations have been depleted because most of them in burned … And it’s not just a threat to koalas, there’s yellow-bellied gliders, greater … [follow link to original story…]
Dog finds some 100 koalas in fire-hit land
Bear the dog has helped find injured koalas with Dr Romane Cristescu and veterinarian, Paul Ramos. More than 100 sick or injured koalas have been … [follow link to original story…]
Tree trunks take a licking as koalas source water
The paper describes how koalas drink by licking water running down smooth tree trunks during rain. The news arrives in time to celebrate Wild Koala … [follow link to original story…]
New virus in bats linked to AIDS-like disease decimating koalas
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…]
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…]
