This is the question being asked by koala researchers John Callaghan and Maria Matthes, who have been engaged by Cowra Council, with funding from Local Land Services, to undertake a preliminary koala survey in the Cowra area.[follow the whole story here]
News
REVEALED: Koala habitat reaches new heights
The area is a known home to one of Queensland’s last remaining healthy koala populations, but the parcel of land concerned was relatively bare … [follow link to original story…]
Community strives to re-introduce koalas to central Queensland
Nearly one hundred years since hunting reduced koalas’ local range to isolated pockets, researchers, conservationists and landholders are teaming … [follow link to original story…]
Valuable koala app tool
Port Macquarie-Hastings Council has partnered with the Port Macquarie Koala Hospital to develop an app that provides improved access to data and … [follow link to original story…]
Koalas are at the centre of a perfect storm. The species is slipping away
Australia is one of the worst performing countries in terms of protecting its ecoregions. Koalas are a litmus test for conservation of a habitat in crisis. [follow the link for the full story]
Care Centre full – see some of our koalas
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
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…]
