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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
https://www.planning.nsw.gov.au/News/2021/New-plans-to-protect-koalas
Koala corridors, garden fences to protect species from city’s expansion
https://www.smh.com.au/environment/conservation/koala-corridors-garden-fences-to-protect-species-from-city-s-expansion-20211201-p59dto.htmlhttps://www.smh.com.au/environment/conservation/koala-corridors-garden-fences-to-protect-species-from-city-s-expansion-20211201-p59dto.html
Koalas wearing Fitbits in the Adelaide Hills as researchers develop facial recognition software
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-10-03/koalas-wearing-fitbits-in-the-adelaide-hills/100508552https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-10-03/koalas-wearing-fitbits-in-the-adelaide-hills/100508552
Sydney’s largest koala rehabilitation facility opens at Richmond thanks to WIRES bushfire donations
https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/7537459/mountains-koalas-get-their-own-hospital/?cs=14264https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/7537459/mountains-koalas-get-their-own-hospital/?cs=14264
Chlamydia vaccine trialled on koalas is a major move for the survival of the species, according to Port Macquarie Koala Hospital
https://www.macleayargus.com.au/story/7476959/vaccination-trial-could-play-major-role-in-survival-of-koala-population/?cs=9397https://www.macleayargus.com.au/story/7476959/vaccination-trial-could-play-major-role-in-survival-of-koala-population/?cs=9397
Victorian koalas to help diversify gene pool of South Australian population
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-12-16/victoria-south-australia-koala-breeding-program/100704356https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-12-16/victoria-south-australia-koala-breeding-program/100704356
Koalas, quokkas make 100 threatened species list but hundreds more miss out
https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/koalas-quokkas-make-100-threatened-species-list-but-hundreds-more-miss-out-20211022-p592dl.htmlhttps://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/koalas-quokkas-make-100-threatened-species-list-but-hundreds-more-miss-out-20211022-p592dl.html
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oTaBWi34sy0
Koala Retrovirus: How This Deadly Marsupial Disease Can Spread From Mother to Joey
https://www.natureworldnews.com/articles/47740/20211007/koala-retrovirus-deadly-marsupial-disease-spread-mother-joey.htmhttps://www.natureworldnews.com/articles/47740/20211007/koala-retrovirus-deadly-marsupial-disease-spread-mother-joey.htm
Koala conservation and management
https://www.environment.sa.gov.au/topics/plants-and-animals/living-with-wildlife/koalas/koala-conservation-and-managementhttps://www.environment.sa.gov.au/topics/plants-and-animals/living-with-wildlife/koalas/koala-conservation-and-management
World’s first wild breeding program for koalas takes shape
https://www.portnews.com.au/story/7569487/worlds-first-wild-koala-breeding-program-to-boost-species/https://www.portnews.com.au/story/7569487/worlds-first-wild-koala-breeding-program-to-boost-species/
Using drones to build homes for koalas
https://probonoaustralia.com.au/news/2022/01/using-drones-to-build-homes-for-koalas/https://probonoaustralia.com.au/news/2022/01/using-drones-to-build-homes-for-koalas/