President of Bangalow Koalas Linda Sparrow said a deceased male koala was found on Tuesday on Granuaille Road near the entry to Hinterland … [follow link to original story…]
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Lake Cathie Public School help create change through Koala Smart project
Students from Lake Cathie Public School have been working hard in an effort to protect the koala population in the region. Children from the Year 3 … [follow link to original story…]
Plan adopted to save koalas in southeast’s ‘triangle of death’
A petition from the Coorparoo Finger Gullies Bushcare Group to provide wildlife movement solutions to reduce the number of koalas killed and injured … [follow link to original story…]
Time to stand for koalas – if you care
Aslan Shand. The logging of the high-use koala habitat in the Braemar State Forest is due to start this Friday 13 and the call is going out for people to … [follow link to original story…]
Wauchope Public School students help save koalas and design sculpture
Five students from Wauchope Public School have had the opportunity to participate in stage 1 of the Koala Smart Project competition held by the … [follow link to original story…]
The devastating bushfire image that said it all
Thinking of that hurt and homeless koala mum protecting her baby, it becomes easier to magnify that loss as felt by the families in the Hinterland. [follow link to original story…]
Work begins on Port Stephens koala sanctuary
PORT Stephens' koala colony is "on its knees" according to a volunteer group that rescues the marsupials and has helped spearhead the construction … [follow link to original story…]
New rapid DNA test to diagnose chlamydia infection in koalas
A new DNA test to detect chlamydia infection in koalas which can be run in the field and gives on-the-spot results within 30 minutes has been developed in a research collaboration between QUT and University of Queensland (UQ) researchers. … [follow link to original story…]
Poo transplant allows koalas to stomach bitter pill of habitat loss
Researchers believe a poo transplant could be the secret to ensuring koalas can survive into the future. With koala habitat under threat in a number of areas, conservation efforts have looked at relocating koala populations as a way to preserve them. … [ Brisbane Times] … [follow link to original story…]
