NSW koalas on course to be extinct in the wild by 2050, inquiry finds
The fires destroyed almost a quarter of the koala habitat on public land, with some areas reporting “a devastating loss…
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NSW koala sanctuary’s touching tribute to US pilots killed saving it from devastating bushfires
Six months on from the three pilots’ deaths, Mr Fitzgerald has unveiled a tribute to the men who saved his…
Eat Your Greens! Koala Joey Tastes First Eucalyptus Leaf at Australian Park
Footage shared to Facebook by the park shows koala joey Ash trying to snatch the tasty leaf from her mother’s…
Council launches initiative to encourage koala protection
The Koalatown initiative asks locals to take actions which support living in harmony with our local koala population, believed to…
Gunnedah koala park should progress largely on track after extraordinary meeting
Contracts for the new Gunnedah koala park have been discussed at an extraordinary council meeting on Wednesday night, and the…
Video footage of infrared koala survey on Kangaroo Island after bushfire
The remains of a koala in a bluegum plantation on Kangaroo Island destroyed by fire in January 2020. Koalas were…
Koala recovery plan five years overdue as populations are ‘smashed’
When the status of koalas was changed to vulnerable in 2012, the federal government took the advice of the Threatened…
Next big thing: Work under way on big koala for Port Macquarie as ‘an icon for our region’
It’s hoped the public sculpture will raise awareness of the need to protect koalas; A second big koala is planned…
Restoring koala habitat on ‘Koala Island’ at Monaltrie
This project is a collaboration between the Saving our Species program, FOK, Monaltrie Landcare and Ngulingah Local Aboriginal Land Council…
Fears Murrah koalas ‘functionally extinct’ as drought, fires take their toll
A community campaign to monitor and support the dwindling population of koalas in the Bega Valley has had a setback.