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Are koalas good mothers

Are koalas good mothers?

It’s Mother’s Day in Australia on Sunday May 11th! It’s also Mother’s Day in New Zealand, Canada, the USA, Germany, Italy, India, Japan, South Africa, Brazil, Malaysia and Singapore whilst Mexico is on Saturday 10th May. Mother’s Day is important because it is a special day to honour the special person who has given you … Read more

Friends of the Koala, koala updates April 2025

Koala Kindy and Care Centre April 2025

G’day, g’day from the entire Friends of the Koala family and of course our furry friends! It’s hard to believe that we are already half way through April! Although our days are still warm (around 26 degrees) our nights are getting a little cooler! Below, you’ll see that the number of joeys being admitted has … Read more

Baby Cakes is off at plantation - here she is with Louise

Koala Kindy and Care Centre February 2025

G’day from everyone at Friends of the Koala – especially the furry ‘nap champions of the world’ in our Koala Care Centre! The vibe here is – you guessed it – laid back, koalas (like Australians) are known to be pretty unfazed about most things – except perhaps a male adversary and a good eucalyptus … Read more

Brown Sugar(6)

Koala Kindy & Care Centre October 2024

It’s this time of month again where we update you on our Koala Kindy and Care Centre patients this month. We have some newbies to introduce you to, some exciting releases and progress updates! June through December is a busy, dangerous and also a crucial time for koalas. Male koalas are searching for a mate … Read more

Each year Friends of the Koala rescues over 350 sick, injured and orphaned koalas.

Koala Kindy & Care Centre August 2024

We are well into koala breeding season and our volunteers and veterinary team are busy doing an exceptional job of providing the best care, treatment and medicine available in our our Northern Rivers Koala Hospital, Koala Kindy and Koala Care Centre. We have a number of exciting updates to share with you this month so … Read more

koala kindy May 2024(6)

Koala Kindy May 2024

Well it’s that time of year again in the Northern Rivers, when most of our little fledglings are young, wild and free again. Release is an integral part of our rescue efforts, if not the most important part of it. Our job is to rescue sick, injured or orphaned koalas and restore them to optimum … Read more

Friends of the Koala, Koala Kindy April 2024

Koala Kindy April 2024

Welcome to April at Koala Kindy where we are down to just six joeys! The departures to plantations continue following our busiest season for our youngest rescues and the squad are all doing great. Hip Hop, Maleny and Johnny are off to greener pastures whilst Brown Sugar is not quite ready yet, catch up with … Read more

Koala Kindy February 2024

Koala Kindy March 2024

Koala Kindy is one of our favourite updates each month and we know you guys all love to hear about the tiniest members in our care. We have more exciting news about our joey releases! This year has been our busiest for having joeys admitted to our Koala Hospital and Care Centre in quite a … Read more

Soft release is the final stage of releasing a koala back to the wild

What does it take to ‘soft release’ koalas?

We are delighted to have our first six joeys of the season back in the wild following soft release. Here is an account of what it involves. Pikachu*, Nightshade, Panko and Frankie as well as Baby Bear and Minni Mae have been released and all of them have been spotted since. It has been a … Read more

Save koalas and create a legacy

Koala Kindy December

And just like that some of our biggest joeys are off to soft release on the plantation to see how they will go on the way to being completely free and wild. What is a Soft Release to the Plantation? Soft release is a safe enclosure and the next step in the journey of a … Read more