Koala numbers have plummeted by 33 per cent over the last twenty years and experts are now warning that they are likely to be driven to extinction. [follow link to original story…]
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Office of Environment and Heritage hosts koala workshop
OEH ran a community workshop in Gunnedah on Thursday, which was well-attended by koala activists, landholders, Project Koala members, National … [follow link to original story…]
Koala roadkill to reduce if drivers slow down
The local koala population is being heavily impacted by motorists as they move around trying to find territory with enough food and opportunities to … [follow link to original story…]
Koala watchers fear most animals died after being moved for Gold Coast development
Only two of the 180 tagged koalas deliberately shifted by Gold Coast City Council and the Queensland government between 2008 and 2014 near … [follow link to original story…]
Conservationists not killing koalas
Koalas don’t benefit from ‘productive’ forest management. In 1788 there were about 10 million koalas in Australia, today in NSW there are fewer than … [follow link to original story…]
Koalas face wipe-out as WWF points finger at Australia
The number of animals around the world has more than halved in the last 40 years, with scientists warning koalas are among hundreds of Australian … [follow link to original story…]
For the koalas II
After witnessing Forests NSW management firsthand it’s clear that Susie’s and Dailan’s conservation zeal would not be responsible for koalas’ … [follow link to original story…]
Wildlife wipe-out: Global animal numbers plummet 60%, koala populations dying faster
But koala numbers in Australia have declined at an even faster rate, and the beloved national animal is at serious risk of disappearing entirely from … [follow link to original story…]