Dog trainer Steve Austin (right) gives Kate McKinnon and Jimmy the golden retriever the thumbs up in their final assessment. Dog owners and their … [follow link to original story…]
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North coast’s biodiversity hotspots ‘again under threat’
‘Both Ballina and Tweed councils have asked the state government to give them a consent role in forestry in an attempt to better protect koalas and … [follow link to original story…]
Are animals killing development or the other way around?
The Institute of Public Affairs says threatened species like the koala are holding back development. FILE. Use this content. Geoff Egan. by Geoff Egan. [follow link to original story…]
Forestry NSW and Koala Hospital partner to save fire-affected wildlife
The koalas were cared for at the Port Macquarie Koala Hospital while the fire threat passed. The hospital named the mother Mt Boss Matilda and her … [follow link to original story…]
This weather and koalas – please help them
We’ve had a very busy couple of months with nearly 100 koalas brought into our Koala Rescue and Care Centre since July 1. Last year we rescued 443 animals, which was 33% more than previous years, and it looks like this year is going to be equally as busy. The weather has meant that koalas … Read more
New Rescue Van out and about
Last year we were fortunate to have a new VW Transporter All Wheel Drive Van donated to us by The Tony & Lisette Lewis Foundation’s WildlifeLink. It took some time to arrive, be commissioned and have the great new signage applied, but is now fully operational and making an impact. This is … Read more
Koala poo-sniffers
Scientists and their koala poo-sniffing dogs are currently roaming the Northern Tablelands of New South Wales tracking the threatened species as part … [follow link to original story…]
Letter: Koalas on the brink
The community can have no faith the offsets planned to compensate for the bulldozing of prime and secondary koala habitat and an Endangered … [follow link to original story…]
EPA stops logging at Limpinwood for inspection
The koala, now named Paris, that has survived the Limpinwood logging is now being cared for by Friends of the Koala (FoK). A second koala is also … [follow link to original story…]
Koala killed in St. Helena tunnel on the Pacific Highway
On 30 August at 3 a.m a koala was killed in the St. Helena Tunnel west of Byron Bay. However, the RMS monitors, who monitor the tunnel 24/7, did everything in their power to prevent this happening. They saw the koala and immediately closed the right lane and called our Rescue Hotline to report the … Read more
