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‘Revved up’: Land being cleared at the rate of 14 football fields a day in northern NSW
https://www.smh.com.au/environment/conservation/revved-up-land-being-cleared-at-the-rate-of-14-football-fields-a-day-in-northern-nsw-20180906-p5026l.htmlhttps://www.smh.com.au/environment/conservation/revved-up-land-being-cleared-at-the-rate-of-14-football-fields-a-day-in-northern-nsw-20180906-p5026l.html
Native wildlife in starvation due to drought
https://www.weeklytimesnow.com.au/news/rural-weekly/native-wildlife-in-starvation-due-to-drought/news-story/11f0ffb0f4c0436cadccb6354946f95chttps://www.weeklytimesnow.com.au/news/rural-weekly/native-wildlife-in-starvation-due-to-drought/news-story/11f0ffb0f4c0436cadccb6354946f95c
University of Sydney focuses on helping Gunnedah’s koalas
https://www.nvi.com.au/story/5626926/gunnedahs-koalas-heavily-impacted-by-drought/?cs=373https://www.nvi.com.au/story/5626926/gunnedahs-koalas-heavily-impacted-by-drought/?cs=373
Tinonee koalas being attacked, mauled and killed by dogs
https://www.greatlakesadvocate.com.au/story/5626707/death-by-dog-the-fate-of-many-tinonee-koalas/https://www.greatlakesadvocate.com.au/story/5626707/death-by-dog-the-fate-of-many-tinonee-koalas/
Gunnedah’s Matine Moran welcomes 2000 hectares of dedicated wildlife habitat
https://www.nvi.com.au/story/5622681/additional-habitat-support-questioned-by-local-activists/https://www.nvi.com.au/story/5622681/additional-habitat-support-questioned-by-local-activists/
Koalas are under threat in Australia. This Cal Poly professor’s research could help
https://www.sanluisobispo.com/news/local/education/article217614070.htmlhttps://www.sanluisobispo.com/news/local/education/article217614070.html
https://koalahealthhub.org.au/news/koala-study-has-proven-results/
Fears for the future of Gold Coast koalas as report reveals significant decline
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-08-30/gold-coast-koala-population-declining/10180020http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-08-30/gold-coast-koala-population-declining/10180020
Drought-affected habitats endanger koalas
https://koalahealthhub.org.au/news/drought-affected-habitats-endanger-koalas/https://koalahealthhub.org.au/news/drought-affected-habitats-endanger-koalas/
Effects of climate on dental mesowear of extant koalas and two broadly distributed kangaroos throughout their geographic range
https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0201962https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0201962
Australian Forestry Company Uses Drone to Spot Koalas Before Cutting Down Trees
http://www.thedrive.com/tech/23175/australian-forestry-company-uses-drone-to-spot-koalas-before-cutting-down-treeshttp://www.thedrive.com/tech/23175/australian-forestry-company-uses-drone-to-spot-koalas-before-cutting-down-trees
Kurrajong Koala Fest to raise awareness and encourage conservation
https://www.hawkesburygazette.com.au/story/5576485/koala-fest-to-raise-awareness-and-encourage-conservation/https://www.hawkesburygazette.com.au/story/5576485/koala-fest-to-raise-awareness-and-encourage-conservation/
RMS finally set to install koala signage around Bangalow
https://koalahealthhub.org.au/news/rms-finally-set-to-install-koala-signage-around-bangalow/https://koalahealthhub.org.au/news/rms-finally-set-to-install-koala-signage-around-bangalow/
Koala teeth provide insights into diet
https://news.vanderbilt.edu/2018/08/22/koala-teeth-provide-insights-into-diet/https://news.vanderbilt.edu/2018/08/22/koala-teeth-provide-insights-into-diet/
Premier asks for report as controversial koala shift policy is debated
https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/national/queensland/premier-asks-for-report-as-controversial-koala-shift-policy-is-debated-20180819-p4zyg8.htmlhttps://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/national/queensland/premier-asks-for-report-as-controversial-koala-shift-policy-is-debated-20180819-p4zyg8.html
https://www.une.edu.au/connect/news/2018/08/hearing-the-koalas-call
Council to host koala forum
https://www.camdenadvertiser.com.au/story/5592537/council-to-host-koala-forum/https://www.camdenadvertiser.com.au/story/5592537/council-to-host-koala-forum/
Campbelltown City Council installs koala crossing signs around Macarthur
https://www.camdenadvertiser.com.au/story/5591896/koala-safety-increases-across-macarthur/https://www.camdenadvertiser.com.au/story/5591896/koala-safety-increases-across-macarthur/
Port Macquarie Koala Hospital’s clinical director Cheyne Flanagan attended koala workshop
https://www.portnews.com.au/story/5549455/45-million-opportunity-to-reverse-koala-decline/https://www.portnews.com.au/story/5549455/45-million-opportunity-to-reverse-koala-decline/
Koala group to take Queensland government to court over ‘politically sanctioned extinction’
https://www.smh.com.au/environment/conservation/koala-group-to-take-queensland-government-to-court-for-politically-sanctioned-extinction-20180725-p4ztm5.htmlhttps://www.smh.com.au/environment/conservation/koala-group-to-take-queensland-government-to-court-for-politically-sanctioned-extinction-20180725-p4ztm5.html
Watch How a Glucose Monitor is Helping a Diabetic Koala
https://electronics360.globalspec.com/article/12393/watch-how-a-glucose-monitor-is-helping-a-diabetic-koalahttps://electronics360.globalspec.com/article/12393/watch-how-a-glucose-monitor-is-helping-a-diabetic-koala
Starving koalas on Victoria’s Raymond Island a sign of significant food shortage, overpopulation
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-07-31/raymond-island-koalas-starving-to-death/10048848http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-07-31/raymond-island-koalas-starving-to-death/10048848
Bush recordings reveal higher koala occupancy rate than expected in NSW hinterland
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-07-30/koala-tech-reveals-higher-occupancy-than-expected-in-nsw/10052274http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-07-30/koala-tech-reveals-higher-occupancy-than-expected-in-nsw/10052274
Acoustics provide new insights on koalas in north-east forests
https://www.winghamchronicle.com.au/story/5555916/acoustics-provide-new-insights-on-koalas-in-north-east-forests/https://www.winghamchronicle.com.au/story/5555916/acoustics-provide-new-insights-on-koalas-in-north-east-forests/
Nearly half of Coomera koalas die after Gold Coast relocation
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-08-02/koalas-die-at-new-gold-coast-location/10065004http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-08-02/koalas-die-at-new-gold-coast-location/10065004
Experts to review controversial koala ‘shift’ policy after deaths
https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/national/queensland/experts-to-review-controversial-koala-shift-policy-after-deaths-20180802-p4zv86.htmlhttps://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/national/queensland/experts-to-review-controversial-koala-shift-policy-after-deaths-20180802-p4zv86.html
Wildlife carers in Port Macquarie for Koala Rehabilitation Workshop
https://www.portnews.com.au/story/5565235/koala-carers-get-hands-on-with-local-experts/https://www.portnews.com.au/story/5565235/koala-carers-get-hands-on-with-local-experts/
Ancient viruses protect koala DNA from new attacks, study finds
https://news.sky.com/story/ancient-viruses-protect-koala-dna-from-new-attacks-study-finds-11464545https://news.sky.com/story/ancient-viruses-protect-koala-dna-from-new-attacks-study-finds-11464545
Koala petition presented to Parliament
https://www.macarthuradvertiser.com.au/story/5577514/koala-petition-presented-to-parliament/?cs=1437https://www.macarthuradvertiser.com.au/story/5577514/koala-petition-presented-to-parliament/?cs=1437
NSW Government’s ‘road kill files’ reveal how state’s dwindling koala population is under threat
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-08-13/nsw-government-road-kill-files-reveal-states-koala-plight/10088916http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-08-13/nsw-government-road-kill-files-reveal-states-koala-plight/10088916