It has been an incredibly difficult time for koala conservation at Friends of the Koala. Our heartbreak continues this month, as we witness the tragic consequences of peak breeding season, which, sadly, is also trauma season for our volunteers and staff at the front line. Since June, at least twenty-seven koalas have been hit by … Read more
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Koalas: Australia’s Iconic Marsupial Facing a Fragile Future
Next month is National Threatened Species Day (September 7th) as well as Save the Koala Month, culminating in Save the Koala Day (Friday 26th September) and we think it is a great opportunity to marvel at the uniquely evolved species that is the much loved koala – a species facing ecological fragility due to habitat … Read more
Koala Kindy and Care Centre May 2025
Welcome to May at Friends of the Koala. It’s been a very wet beginning to the month here in the Northern Rivers with steady rainfall in the region, and some areas recording up to 100 mm of rain. Luckily though we haven’t been as severely impacted as other regions on the mid North Coast which … Read more
Enya the koala – a story of hope
Written by Susannah Keogh Beyond the acute vulnerabilities of the koala and the challenges of safeguarding the species, there are of course beautiful stories of resilience and hope that we feel are equally important to share, Enya’s is one such story. Whilst nowhere near the exceptional case of Wendy who lived to the ripe old … Read more
The wild story of Wendy the Koala
One of the most time-consuming roles within koala care is the art of hand-raising a baby koala, known as a joey. Most joeys are in home care for months at a time. In home care, joeys need regular 24/7 care, with the youngest feeding every two hours – just like a newborn! Our volunteer koala … Read more
Press release – Rescued near death, koala joey Hobi makes a full recovery at the Northern Rivers Koala Hospital
Lismore – Northern Rivers, NSW — A koala discovered cold and alone under a bush has made an astonishing recovery at the Northern Rivers Koala Hospital, operated by Friends of the Koala and newly renamed to better reflect the organisation’s long-standing comprehensive approach to koala conservation across the Northern Rivers region. Hobi was found as … Read more
Drive cautiously in koala zones
*TW: Some topics we are covering in this article or post may be distressing for you. The article or post may deal with distressing subjects. We like to keep our posts light-hearted and positive, however, some situations require us to draw attention to an issue in order to change it in the future, even though … Read more