North East Forest Alliance spokesman Dailan Pugh said any extensions to timber contacts would threaten the survival of koalas on the North Coast. [follow link to original story…]
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Male koalas’ mating calls give better picture of animal numbers
Law describes the sound as a deep “bellow”, followed by intermittent gasps. “It was the male koala’s mating call,” he says, “and we heard it throughout … [follow link to original story…]
Reducing the impact of Golden Rain trees in the Lismore area
Lismore City Council (LCC) and Friends of the Koala (FOK) are working together to reduce the impact of Golden Rain Tree on council reserves in Lismore. FOK have taken on the daunting task of restoring East Lismore’s urban bushland that is known Koala habitat and provides safe refuge for Koalas. This work is part of … Read more
Mining company QGC given approval to clear critical koala habitat for CSG wells near Dalby
A gas company has been given federal approval to clear 54 hectares of koala habitat for new coal seam gas wells on Queensland’s Western Downs. [follow link to original story…]
OPINION: Letters to the editor of the Western Advocate
Laws were passed in April 2012 to make koalas a “threatened species” and their habitat an “endangered ecological community”, yet developments … [follow link to original story…] This letter-writer is expressing a concern held by koala supporters across NSW.
Koala population crash highlights long list of government failures, report finds
Koala protection efforts are failing in Queensland despite clear evidence of devastating population losses, a new report has found. [follow link to original story…]
Koalas driven to drink by climate change
Leaves were thought to be all koalas needed but video footage shows koalas are thirsty; it is believed climate change is transforming the national … [follow link to original story…]
Volunteers invited to compete in local tree planting project to save koalas
The National Parks & Wildlife Service (NPWS) is inviting volunteers to team up and challenge each other to plant and raise the best koala food trees in … [follow link to original story…]
