Wollondilly Council fears the Macarthur region’s iconic koala population could go extinct if the state government doesn’t step in soon. The council has made a submission to the NSW Legislative Council’s ‘Inquiry into Koala Populations and Habitat in NSW’. Council staff have called on the government to prepare a strategy to specifically manage koala populations … Read more
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New rapid DNA test to diagnose chlamydia infection in koalas
A new DNA test to detect chlamydia infection in koalas which can be run in the field and gives on-the-spot results within 30 minutes has been developed in a research collaboration between QUT and University of Queensland (UQ) researchers. … [follow link to original story…]
Poo transplant allows koalas to stomach bitter pill of habitat loss
Researchers believe a poo transplant could be the secret to ensuring koalas can survive into the future. With koala habitat under threat in a number of areas, conservation efforts have looked at relocating koala populations as a way to preserve them. … [ Brisbane Times] … [follow link to original story…]
Preserving koala habitat is no laughing matter… usually
ONE of Australia’s best-loved comedians and local resident Jimeoin will be one of the stars of a Koala Comedy Fundraiser on September 11 at Bangalow A&I Hall. [ Byron Shire News ] … [follow link to original story…]
Port Stephens Koalas uses grants to purchase triage cages
With work expected to commence later this month on the $3 million koala hospital at Anna Bay, Port Stephens Koalas (PSK) has taken delivery of three rescue/triage cages designed to carry and transport sick and injured koalas. [ Port Stephens Examiner ] … [follow link to original story…]
Parliamentary red tape hinders the survival of koalas
A lengthy Parliamentary Inquiry into the future of koalas may take too long to ensure their survival, writes Sue Arnold. THE FIRST PUBLIC HEARING of the NSW Upper House Inquiry into koalas began on Friday 15 August, with the usual collection of bureaucrats from the former Office of Environment and Heritage now incorporated into an … Read more
What toll do bushfires have on native wildlife in an increasingly urbanised landscape?
Vicki Lett is a long-time wildlife carer and still struggles when she sees the level of pain animals experience when they are injured in a bushfire. “They found [the koala] scrabbling in the sand on one of their tracks; they actually lifted it and put it in an esky and brought it back to their … Read more
An Upper House inquiry into the state’s koala habitats and population gets underway
Environmental groups say they hope a new inquiry into koalas in New South Wales will make protecting the animal a priority. Nature Conservation Foundation chief executive Chris Gambian said a joint submission with 11 other environmental groups called on the Government to adopt stronger laws. “Our politicians in NSW really have a simple choice that … Read more
Port Macquarie’s Koala Hospital volunteers keep watch over bushfires
On alert: Koala Hospital volunteers remain on alert for injured koalas and other wildlife as bushfire continue to erupt throughout the Mid-North Coast. [Port Macquarie News] Koala Hospital volunteers are keeping a keen eye on the bushfire situation across the Mid-North Coast, and particularly the Lindfield Park Road blaze. … [follow link to original story…]
‘There is hope’: Inside the race to save koalas from extinction
Warning distressing content: Amid warnings that koalas could be extinct in NSW in 30 years, the best minds in animal protection are meeting to try and save the species. As koala habitat is cleared for housing and logging, dead and dying koalas are an increasingly common sight for motorists on country and suburban roads. … [follow … Read more
