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Stories of Hope and Survival From Australia’s Bushfires

It’s been a tough start to 2020, particularly for the koalas, kangaroos, lizards, snakes, birds, bats, sheep, cows, and other animals who call Australia … [follow link to original story…]

Limestone Coast forest industry ‘shocked’ over koala slaughter

A LIMESTONE Coast harvesting company and a national peak forestry group says the devastating koala slaughter near Portland has nothing to do … [follow link to original story…]

Hundreds of koalas brutally massacred during routine logging in Victoria

Hundreds of koalas have reportedly been killed in Victoria this week, with heartbreaking images surfacing online, after logging 12km west of Portland. [follow link to original story…]

Crashed tanker was protecting Two Thumbs koala sanctuary, now destroyed by blaze

It’s been revealed that the large air tanker which went down Thursday afternoon with the loss of all those aboard was protecting the Two Thumbs … [follow link to original story…]

Wallarah 2 land clearing will threaten koala habitat

The discovery of a significant koala population in close proximity to the proposed Wallarah 2 coal mine on the New South Wales Central Coast has … [follow link to original story…]

A national koala plan needed to avoid extinction, scientists say

Koalas are heading towards extinction without a national plan of action, scientists have warned. WWF Australia warns the koala population in eastern … [follow link to original story…]

Gunnedah koala chlamydia vaccine trial postponed until autumn

Consistently high temperatures have forced the University of Sydney to delay a chlamydia vaccine trial planned for Gunnedah’s koalas. [follow link to original story…]

Fire clearing ‘overkill’ may cost koalas

NOOSA'S struggling wild koalas already hit hard by recent fires could next find they are impacted by the clearing of more habitat for fire breaks. [follow link to original story…]

French Island: A big fire, a small community and a firetruck from eBay

Jenny Lewis found this Koala mother and her baby on Causeway Road, last night. Healthy and safe, the pair had crawled out of the National Park … [follow link to original story…]

Australian Zoo Staff Save Koalas, Beat Back Alligators In Dramatic Flash Floods Video

Zookeepers carried drenched koalas to safety and used a broom to stop alligators from escaping their lagoon in dramatic footage filmed as flash … [follow link to original story…]