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Chlamydia threat facing Victorian koalas

One of the main diseases that claims the lives of koalas, chlamydia, has been found to have spread through almost two thirds of a colony in southeast … [follow link to original story…]

Tweed Coast koala’s receive habitat boost

THE Tweed Coast’s endangered koala population will have more habitat to call home after the NSW Government announced it had purchased an … [follow link to original story…]

Koalas destined for extinction – unless we do something

Lismore’s Friends of the Koala (FoK) says it’s not too late to prevent koalas going extinct in the wild on the North Coast – but our window of opportunity … [follow link to original story…]

Petition to save shire koala reaches 10000 signatures | video

Councillors and council staff believe the decision will endanger the long term viability of the koala population in Wilton because it will remove critical … [follow link to original story…]

Knock, knock, there’s a koala at the door: It’s breeding season and the marsupials are on the move

Cheyne Flannagan from the Koala Preservation Society Australia, said the koala who paid Ms Whalan’s home a visit looked like a healthy young male. [follow link to original story…]

Australia’s wildlife warrior Rebecca Johnson on cracking the koala code

A superstar in the science world, Johnson earlier in the week had announced a world-first genetic map of the koala completed by the team of 54 … [follow link to original story…]

10 things you can do to stop koalas from going extinct

A TARGETED new campaign to help stop the decline of koalas on the Northern Rivers has been launched by a Lismore-based volunteer group. [follow link to original story…]

Kevin Anderson says koalas will be protected in Appin Rd upgrade

Mr Anderson was happy to answer questions from the Macarthur Chronicle about the protection of the region’s koala colony when works start to a … [follow link to original story…]

Research gives new hope for saving koalas

The first comprehensive genetic map of the koala has unearthed valuable new information about the world-famous marsupial that scientists say will … [follow link to original story…]

Study to fully sequence the koala genome bears fruit

Australian scientists have fully sequenced the koala genome, with implications for the health, genetic diversity and long-term flourishing of a marsupial … [follow link to original story…]