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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…]

Mid North Coast Joint Organisation of council to work on a three-year Hastings-Macleay Koala …

Mayor of Kempsey Shire Council and chairperson of the Mid North Coast Joint Organisation, Liz Campbell said koalas have undergone a 26 per cent … [follow link to original story…]

Koala population surveyed on EP

Natural Resources Eyre Peninsula are conducting a series of koala distribution surveys to determine koala numbers and the level of threat they pose … [follow link to original story…]

Animal activists join forces to hit out at koala plan

Groups represented included Team Koala, The Northern Rivers Guardians, Birdlife Northern Rivers, Animal Justice Party NSW, Friends of Cudgen … [follow link to original story…]

The $4 billion plan includes support for a Great Koala National Park

The NSW Greens have announced a comprehensive and ambitious plan to protect and enhance our natural environment for future generations. [follow link to original story…]

Installing wildlife friendly fencing on ‘Koala Island’ at Monaltrie

This program forms part of the Australian Government’s 2019 environment policy election commitment, Our Plan for a Cleaner Environment. It aims to support the environmental priorities of local community and environment groups in their regions and neighbourhoods, to recover and strengthen the environment and to build and strengthen local communities. The work will value add … Read more

Palaszczuk Government applauds Sunshine Coast environmental heroes

“With the help of Queensland Koala Crusaders Inc, students have planted 120 trees as part of a koala fodder plantation, and once the trees are fully … [follow link to original story…]

Fencing, road speeds failing koalas

AN AUDIT of Noosa’s failing koala protection infrastructure recommends a major overhaul to help rescue one of our best-loved species from decline. [follow link to original story…]

Current rate of growth will kill koalas

KOALAS face extinction and southeast Queensland is on course for a Darling River-style ecosystem collapse until a halt is called to development, … [follow link to original story…]