Friends of the Koala is a registered charity, and we rely heavily on public donations and volunteer support to protect and save koalas in the Northern Rivers region and by extension, koalas as a species. As a matter of fact, the very existence of our Northern Rivers Koala Hospital is threatened by lack of adequate … Read more
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We need to save koalas from extinction Part I
Note: This is the 1st of a series of articles which deals with our approach to saving koalas from extinction and provides indebth information about how we run and what we do in our Koala Hospital and Koala Care Centre. You are probably well aware about the sad fact that Australia’s koala is on the … Read more
Ear tagging
Ear tagging, in conjunction with microchipping, allows us to identify koalas after they have been released into the wild again. Each ear tag number is associated with the data we collect about that individual koala. If the tagged koala is ever found ill or injured, Koala Hospitals will be able to find out where that … Read more
FOK Koala Hospital and Koala Care Centre
Based in East Lismore, we operate the only dedicated Koala Hospital in the region in addition to running an Education and Administration Centre and a Community Nursery. Our Koala Hospital treats more koalas than any other koala hospital on the East Coast of Australia and offers 24/7 care with a veterinary team sponsored by IFAW … Read more
