LISMORE-based Friends of the Koala have pleaded with motorists to take more care as koalas become more active on North Coast roads. Friends of … [follow link to original story…]
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Koala tree planting volunteers needed
BANGALOW Koalas is calling out for volunteers to take part in this Saturday’s Koala Tree Planting Working Bee starting at 9am at 69 Dudgeons Lane, … [follow link to original story…]
Rat may hold the key to koala virus spread
A Queensland rat, the grassland melomys, could be the origin of a koala retrovirus, which infects the majority of Australia’s koalas. University of … [follow link to original story…]
Video shows injured koala’s ‘avoidable’ death in tunnel
The death of an injured koala, captured on surveillance video inside a tunnel in the state’s north, shows current measures to protect the iconic … [follow link to original story…]
NSW Government’s ‘road kill files’ reveal how state’s dwindling koala population is under threat
Special tunnels, bridges and fencing are failing to save New South Wales’ dwindling koala population from speeding traffic, the state’s “road kill” files … [follow link to original story…]
What should you do if you hit a koala?
KOALA breeding season has started, bringing many koala fatalities on our local roads. We are seeking community support to raise awareness that all … [follow link to original story…]
Koala gets own seat on flight to Scotland
Plane passengers flying to Edinburgh had a surprise Antipodean traveller in their cabin – a koala heading for the city’s zoo. The 19-month-old … [follow link to original story…]
