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NSW Government investing in Sydney koalas.
https://www.nsw.gov.au/media-releases/nsw-government-investing-sydney-koalashttps://www.nsw.gov.au/media-releases/nsw-government-investing-sydney-koalas
Good news! A secret koala colony has been discovered north west of Sydney: A staggering 42 new koalas have been found.
https://www.timeout.com/sydney/news/good-news-a-secret-koala-colony-has-been-discovered-north-west-of-sydney-071723https://www.timeout.com/sydney/news/good-news-a-secret-koala-colony-has-been-discovered-north-west-of-sydney-071723
New projects for the Saving Koala Fund.
https://www.dcceew.gov.au/about/news/new-projects-saving-koala-fundhttps://www.dcceew.gov.au/about/news/new-projects-saving-koala-fund
Port Macquarie Koala Hospital celebrates 50 years of koala conservation, research.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-10-02/port-macquarie-koala-hospital-celebrates-50-years/102908720https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-10-02/port-macquarie-koala-hospital-celebrates-50-years/102908720
NSW Riverina koala colony re-established in 1970s shows signs of being chlamydia-free, genetically diverse.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-11-06/narrandera-koala-colony-model-for-re-establishing-populations/103009652https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-11-06/narrandera-koala-colony-model-for-re-establishing-populations/103009652
Artificial intelligence tracks male koala mating calls to guide decisions about habitat and populations.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-12-04/biodiversity-monitoring-services-ai-track-male-koala-mating-call/103183972https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-12-04/biodiversity-monitoring-services-ai-track-male-koala-mating-call/103183972
Magistrate fines earthmoving contractor $79k over koala deaths at Victorian bluegum plantation: Bryant’s Forestry and Earthmoving Pty Ltd pleaded guilty to five consolidated charges of animal cruelty after 21 koalas were found dead and about 40 had to be euthanised at a bluegum plantation in Cape Bridgewater.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-11-16/cape-bridgewater-koala-deaths-bryants-forestry-and-earthmoving/103112004https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-11-16/cape-bridgewater-koala-deaths-bryants-forestry-and-earthmoving/103112004
Spike in koala deaths prompts call for better road design, lower speed limits in NSW.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-11-23/nsw-environment-groups-want-road-changes-to-stem-koala-deaths/103140848https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-11-23/nsw-environment-groups-want-road-changes-to-stem-koala-deaths/103140848
Koala breeding season sparks call to protect and preserve iconic species.
https://statements.qld.gov.au/statements/99135#:~:text=%E2%80%9CWith%20dog%20attacks%20and%20car,across%20the%20wildlife%20hospital%20network.https://statements.qld.gov.au/statements/99135#:~:text=%E2%80%9CWith%20dog%20attacks%20and%20car,across%20the%20wildlife%20hospital%20network.
Funding for research into iconic koalas.
https://statements.qld.gov.au/statements/98954#:~:text=A%20total%20of%20%24500%2C000%20in,on%20Thursday%2C%2023%20November%202023.https://statements.qld.gov.au/statements/98954#:~:text=A%20total%20of%20%24500%2C000%20in,on%20Thursday%2C%2023%20November%202023.
https://arr.news/2023/10/19/count-draws-koala-spotters/
Update on the creation of the Great Koala National Park.
https://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/news/update-on-the-creation-of-the-great-koala-national-park#:~:text=This%20will%20be%20done%20while,for%20inclusion%20in%20the%20park.https://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/news/update-on-the-creation-of-the-great-koala-national-park#:~:text=This%20will%20be%20done%20while,for%20inclusion%20in%20the%20park.
How the healthiest koala colony collapsed into extinction.
https://www.smh.com.au/environment/conservation/how-the-healthiest-koala-colony-collapsed-into-extinction-20230425-p5d34o.htmlhttps://www.smh.com.au/environment/conservation/how-the-healthiest-koala-colony-collapsed-into-extinction-20230425-p5d34o.html
A koala colony gave hope of a better tomorrow. Not anymore.
https://www.smh.com.au/environment/conservation/a-koala-colony-gave-hope-of-a-better-tomorrow-not-anymore-20230501-p5d4jv.htmlhttps://www.smh.com.au/environment/conservation/a-koala-colony-gave-hope-of-a-better-tomorrow-not-anymore-20230501-p5d4jv.html
It’s not just land clearing putting koalas at risk.
https://cosmosmagazine.com/nature/animals/its-not-just-land-clearing-putting-koalas-at-risk/https://cosmosmagazine.com/nature/animals/its-not-just-land-clearing-putting-koalas-at-risk/
Australia : 4500 hectares of koala habitat near Port Macquarie now protected
https://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/news/4500-hectares-of-koala-habitat-near-port-macquarie-now-protected#:~:text=4%2C500%20hectares%20of%20koala%20habitat%20near%20Port%20Macquarie%20now%20protected,-29%20May%202023&text=4%2C500%20hectares%20of%20bushland%20containing,National%20Parks%20and%20Wildlife%20Servicehttps://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/news/4500-hectares-of-koala-habitat-near-port-macquarie-now-protected#:~:text=4%2C500%20hectares%20of%20koala%20habitat%20near%20Port%20Macquarie%20now%20protected,-29%20May%202023&text=4%2C500%20hectares%20of%20bushland%20containi...
Conservation council calls for logging moratorium in proposed Great Koala National Park
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-05-29/great-koala-national-park-logging-moratorium/102386396https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-05-29/great-koala-national-park-logging-moratorium/102386396
Loggers reject koala habitat destruction claims
https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/8206634/loggers-reject-koala-habitat-destruction-claims/https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/8206634/loggers-reject-koala-habitat-destruction-claims/
Loggers targeting one fifth of planned NSW koala park
https://thenewdaily.com.au/news/state/nsw/2023/05/23/loggers-targeting-planned-nsw-koala-park/https://thenewdaily.com.au/news/state/nsw/2023/05/23/loggers-targeting-planned-nsw-koala-park/
Landholders paid to manage koala habitat in new deal
https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/8201381/landholders-paid-to-manage-koala-habitat-in-new-deal/https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/8201381/landholders-paid-to-manage-koala-habitat-in-new-deal/
Reef island purchases protect critical koala, turtle habitat
https://statements.qld.gov.au/statements/97722#:~:text=Leases%20on%20two%20Great%20Barrier,including%20koalas%20and%20flatback%20turtleshttps://statements.qld.gov.au/statements/97722#:~:text=Leases%20on%20two%20Great%20Barrier,including%20koalas%20and%20flatback%20turtles
Koala poo clues show marsupial is ‘back from the brink’
https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/8181833/koala-poo-clues-show-marsupial-is-back-from-the-brink/https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/8181833/koala-poo-clues-show-marsupial-is-back-from-the-brink/
Independent MP Judy Hannan calls out Gilead development threatening koala habitat: Independent NSW MP Judy Hannan has used her first private member’s statement to demand a halt to a development that could put endangered koalas at risk.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-06-02/independent-nsw-mp-judy-hannan-calls-for-koala-protection/102421660https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-06-02/independent-nsw-mp-judy-hannan-calls-for-koala-protection/102421660
Queensland government, Brisbane City Council clash over speed limit amid koala concerns: Drivers could soon have to slow down on a road in Brisbane’s inner south-east to improve safety for wildlife, amid a clash between the council and state government over who is responsible for reducing the speed limit.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-06-05/state-government-brisbane-council-speed-limit-koalas-camp-hill/102441502https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-06-05/state-government-brisbane-council-speed-limit-koalas-camp-hill/102441502
Koalas are both endangered and so plentiful they’re causing problems. How’d that happen?
https://www.livescience.com/animals/land-mammals/koalas-are-both-endangered-and-so-plentiful-theyre-causing-problems-howd-that-happen#:~:text=Altered%20fire%20regimes%2C%20broad%20scale,significant%20impact%20on%20koala%20populationshttps://www.livescience.com/animals/land-mammals/koalas-are-both-endangered-and-so-plentiful-theyre-causing-problems-howd-that-happen#:~:text=Altered%20fire%20regimes%2C%20broad%20scale,significant%20impact%20on%20koala%20populations
https://statements.qld.gov.au/statements/97970
National Koala Disease Risk Assessment
The Koala Health Hub (in collaboration with Wildlife Health Australia and the IUCN) has recently completed a national Koala Disease Risk Assessment (KDRA). This is the first disease risk analysis to examine disease risk for an Australian wildlife species at the...
Vale Jo Griffith
It is with great sadness that we report that one of our alumni, Dr Jo Griffith, passed away this week from cancer. Jo completed her PhD in 2010 in the Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Sydney with Damien Higgins, Paul Canfield, Mark Krockenberger and Merran...
Wildlife corridors study of $1.6b bypass reveals feral animals the biggest users
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-10-26/wildlife-corridors-study-at-toowoomba-bypass-reveal-pest-users/100567170https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-10-26/wildlife-corridors-study-at-toowoomba-bypass-reveal-pest-users/100567170
These NFTs Might Help Save the Koalas
https://hackernoon.com/these-nfts-might-help-save-the-koalas-a-species-in-dangerhttps://hackernoon.com/these-nfts-might-help-save-the-koalas-a-species-in-danger