Three of Australia's most iconic animals are under threat, and conservationists are turning to technology to protect them. Koala numbers are in serious … [follow link to original story…]
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Birth control for koalas? Hormone implant set to control booming numbers in parts of Adelaide
A koala fertility program is being implemented in parts of South Australia in a bid to control booming numbers, despite the marsupial now being listed … [follow link to original story…]
Koalas now ‘functionally extinct’ says Australian Koala Foundation
Bill Shorten holding Brandi the six year-old koala while attending Australia Zoo in Beerwah north of Brisbane. Picture: Liam KidstonSource:News Corp … [follow link to original story…]
Koala contraceptive introduced in Adelaide Hills to control booming population and preserve …
The fertility control program, which started this week, involves Environment Department staff capturing a koala and administering a hormone implant … [follow link to original story…]
Koala survey provides vital data to help save koalas
More than 90% of people in the Northern Rivers are happy to live among koalas and want to see them protected, a major community survey has found. [follow link to original story…]
On Australia’s major environmental crises
Many visits to Australia provided major research for an important book entitled, Killing Koalas and Poisoning the Prairies, co-authored with Professor … [follow link to original story…]
Land clearing is stressing koalas: report
Land clearing and bushfires are the biggest causes of stress for wild koalas, according to NSW research of stress hormones in faecal samples. [follow link to original story…]
Residents ready to fight for koala habitat
Clarence Valley councillor Greg Clancy said the the proposal would result in the removal of a number of trees and put at risk the koala population in … [follow link to original story…]
