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Planting for koala homes among gum trees
http://www.mpnews.com.au/2021/06/15/planting-for-koala-homes-among-gum-trees/http://www.mpnews.com.au/2021/06/15/planting-for-koala-homes-among-gum-trees/
Conserving koala habitat at Springwood’s Deanei Forest
https://www.bluemountainsgazette.com.au/story/7271819/forest-gains-more-trees-for-future-koalas/https://www.bluemountainsgazette.com.au/story/7271819/forest-gains-more-trees-for-future-koalas/
The frontline of koala conservation
https://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/latenightlive/koala-politics/13379982https://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/latenightlive/koala-politics/13379982
https://www.miragenews.com/koala-recovery-partnership-583256/
Facial recognition technology trial to identify and protect threatened koalas in South East Queensland
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-06-09/koala-facial-recognition-artificial-intelligence/100200504https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-06-09/koala-facial-recognition-artificial-intelligence/100200504
Land and Environment Court considering $40 million Byron Bay subdivision on potential koala habitat
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-06-23/koala-habitat-west-byron-land-environment-court-hearing/100233962https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-06-23/koala-habitat-west-byron-land-environment-court-hearing/100233962
Koala Corridors: Planting a tree highway for koalas
https://www.abc.net.au/landline/koala-corridors:-planting-a-tree-highway-for-koalas/13421316https://www.abc.net.au/landline/koala-corridors:-planting-a-tree-highway-for-koalas/13421316
NSW government pressed to provide detail on strategy to save koalas from extinction
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-06-23/koala-funding-questioned-over-lack-of-strategy/100236712https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-06-23/koala-funding-questioned-over-lack-of-strategy/100236712
‘Road to extinction’: koalas could soon be listed as endangered in swathes of eastern Australia
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/jun/18/road-to-extinction-koalas-could-soon-be-listed-an-endangered-in-swathes-of-eastern-australiahttps://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/jun/18/road-to-extinction-koalas-could-soon-be-listed-an-endangered-in-swathes-of-eastern-australia
NSW Government support of deforestation will see the end of koalas
https://independentaustralia.net/politics/politics-display/nsw-government-support-of-deforestation-will-see-the-end-of-koalas,15113https://independentaustralia.net/politics/politics-display/nsw-government-support-of-deforestation-will-see-the-end-of-koalas,15113
Study to train AI for koala ‘face recognition’ at crossings
https://news.griffith.edu.au/2021/06/02/study-to-train-ai-for-koala-face-recognition-at-crossings/https://news.griffith.edu.au/2021/06/02/study-to-train-ai-for-koala-face-recognition-at-crossings/
Koalas removed from south-west forest after eating themselves out of house and home
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-05-18/koalas-eat-themselves-out-of-house-and-home/100145554https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-05-18/koalas-eat-themselves-out-of-house-and-home/100145554
Refurbished Moggill Koala Rehabilitation Centre opens
https://statements.qld.gov.au/statements/92004https://statements.qld.gov.au/statements/92004
Over $20k raised at Gold Coast Beach Parade to save koalas
https://www.mygc.com.au/watch-over-20k-raised-at-gold-coast-beach-parade-to-save-koalas/https://www.mygc.com.au/watch-over-20k-raised-at-gold-coast-beach-parade-to-save-koalas/
Greens give notice of bill for a Great Koala National Park
https://www.miragenews.com/greens-give-notice-of-bill-for-a-great-koala-560298/https://www.miragenews.com/greens-give-notice-of-bill-for-a-great-koala-560298/
FRIENDS OF THE KOALA’S BUSHFIRE RECOVERY NURSERY LAUNCHED
https://www.nbnnews.com.au/2021/04/28/friends-of-the-koalas-bushfire-recovery-nursery-launched/https://www.nbnnews.com.au/2021/04/28/friends-of-the-koalas-bushfire-recovery-nursery-launched/
Koalas Need Trees – sign the petition
https://www.nature.org.au/get-involved/take-action/koalas-need-trees/?gclid=Cj0KCQjwsLWDBhCmARIsAPSL3_1bp2i-j9CpVjALjqhuvUVSd9e_LvvJdzz_DWfT5iLUMzy9Ninqm78aAk_TEALw_wcBhttps://www.nature.org.au/get-involved/take-action/koalas-need-trees/?gclid=Cj0KCQjwsLWDBhCmARIsAPSL3_1bp2i-j9CpVjALjqhuvUVSd9e_LvvJdzz_DWfT5iLUMzy9Ninqm78aAk_TEALw_wcB
ER for animals: inside Australia’s Currumbin Wildlife hospital – a photo essay
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/apr/03/animal-emergency-inside-australias-currumbin-wildlife-hospitalhttps://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/apr/03/animal-emergency-inside-australias-currumbin-wildlife-hospital
Lismore’s Friends of the Koala is preparing for the next fire season
https://www.echo.net.au/2021/03/lismores-friends-fo-the-koala-is-preparing-for-the-next-fire-season/https://www.echo.net.au/2021/03/lismores-friends-fo-the-koala-is-preparing-for-the-next-fire-season/
Australia wants to create ‘super koala’ free from deadly ailments
https://www.laprensalatina.com/australia-wants-to-create-super-koala-free-from-deadly-ailments/https://www.laprensalatina.com/australia-wants-to-create-super-koala-free-from-deadly-ailments/
NSW’s koala truce may be temporary as deep divisions remain
https://www.smh.com.au/environment/conservation/nsw-s-koala-truce-may-be-temporary-as-deep-divisions-remain-20210310-p579mj.htmlhttps://www.smh.com.au/environment/conservation/nsw-s-koala-truce-may-be-temporary-as-deep-divisions-remain-20210310-p579mj.html
https://statements.qld.gov.au/statements/91779
NSW farmers unsure of new koala protection policy, green groups label it a ‘death blow’
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-03-09/nsw-farmers-and-environmentalists-unsure-about-koala-policy/13229102https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-03-09/nsw-farmers-and-environmentalists-unsure-about-koala-policy/13229102
Shenhua Watermark mine on NSW Liverpool Plains threatened to be derailed by ‘core habitat’ for koalas
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-03-16/core-koala-habitat-threatens-to-derail-shenhua-watermark-mine/13248152https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-03-16/core-koala-habitat-threatens-to-derail-shenhua-watermark-mine/13248152
‘Koalas to the moon’: Millennial traders out to change the world
https://www.afr.com/wealth/investing/koalas-to-the-moon-millennial-traders-try-to-change-the-world-20210318-p57bvphttps://www.afr.com/wealth/investing/koalas-to-the-moon-millennial-traders-try-to-change-the-world-20210318-p57bvp
After bushfire, a “koala ark” looks to future-proof populations
https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2021/04/6f317b89c854-feature-after-bushfire-a-koala-ark-looks-to-future-proof-populations.htmlhttps://english.kyodonews.net/news/2021/04/6f317b89c854-feature-after-bushfire-a-koala-ark-looks-to-future-proof-populations.html
Koala Action Day event at Potoroo Palace
https://www.begadistrictnews.com.au/story/7179251/potoroo-palace-rallies-behind-save-koalas-campaign/https://www.begadistrictnews.com.au/story/7179251/potoroo-palace-rallies-behind-save-koalas-campaign/
Stronger protections for North Coast koalas
https://www.miragenews.com/stronger-protections-for-north-coast-koalas-537394/https://www.miragenews.com/stronger-protections-for-north-coast-koalas-537394/
$1m funding for University of Sydney to sequence koala genomes
https://www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2021/02/11/koala-funding-for-university-of-sydney-to-sequence-genomes.htmlhttps://www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2021/02/11/koala-funding-for-university-of-sydney-to-sequence-genomes.html
World first gene program to help koalas
https://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/news/world-first-gene-program-to-help-koalashttps://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/news/world-first-gene-program-to-help-koalas