So far in the first six months of this year we have taken more koalas into care (300) than for the whole of last year. Today we have 20 in care at the Care Centre, 8 in home care and a changing number (lots) at Currumbin and Australia Zoo Wildlife Hospitals. Have a look at … Read more
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Enhancing refuges & corridors for threatened species in Lismore
Funding was received in 2016 through the NSW Environmental Trust to restore Koala habitat and connectivity between remnants on public land in East Lismore. The project, Enhancing refuges & corridors for threatened species in Lismore, is funded for three years and covers seven sites with a total of 28 hectares targeted for restoration works. The … Read more
New rules to force mandatory reporting of koala deaths, injuries in Victoria’s timber plantations
Timber plantation operators in Victoria will face strict new rules aimed at stopping koalas from being killed or injured during harvest. [follow link to original story…]
How far will even a perfect 10 young male go for a date? In koala terms, quite a way
He was quite the catch: young, good looking and fit. Spotted lounging in a tree not far from the edge of a road, this koala was a welcome addition to a … [follow link to original story…]
Koala conservationists slam scientific review behind NSW protection strategy for overstating …
A leading koala group has given a scathing assessment of an independent review into the dwindling NSW koala population and says it has overstated… [follow link to original story…]
Koala ‘ark’ or gene pool launched
Koala ‘ark’ or gene pool launched as urban populations collapse in south-east Queensland… [follow link to original story…]
Heat a big risk for koala population
EXCESSIVE fur and a taste for eucalyptus leaves are two of the more obvious differences between koalas and people … [follow link to original story…]
Phillip Island koalas: trying to reverse species decline
ASHLEY Reed has wrangled koalas for more than two decades, but it never … “There's a bit of a skill to koala counts,” says the 55-year-old ranger. [follow link to original story…]
Ballina koala strategies ‘a recipe for extinction’
Protection strategies for koalas living near the Ballina section of the Pacific Highway upgrade are nothing more than 'government spin designed to … [follow link to original story…]
Lismore City Council Annual Community Grants Scheme 2015/16
FOK has provided a community service for over 30 years supplying the community with Koala food trees (KFT) of local provenance as well as technical information relating to koala habitat enhancement. Due to the increased demand for KFTs over the past 18 months, particularly for government-funded programs (e.g. Green Army) FOK’s nursery capacity needs to … Read more
