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Koala killer being passed to joeys from mum
https://www.uq.edu.au/news/article/2021/08/koala-killer-being-passed-joeys-mumhttps://www.uq.edu.au/news/article/2021/08/koala-killer-being-passed-joeys-mum
Lindt releases new chocolate to help fund Australian Koala Foundation’s ‘Koala Kiss Project’
https://7news.com.au/lifestyle/food/lindt-releases-new-chocolate-to-help-fund-australian-koala-foundations-koala-kiss-project-c-3839888https://7news.com.au/lifestyle/food/lindt-releases-new-chocolate-to-help-fund-australian-koala-foundations-koala-kiss-project-c-3839888
Koala joey back in wild after attack on mother by randy male
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2021/sep/20/koala-joey-back-in-wild-after-attack-on-mother-by-randy-malehttps://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2021/sep/20/koala-joey-back-in-wild-after-attack-on-mother-by-randy-male
Citizen scientists sought for koala study
http://www.mpnews.com.au/2021/09/27/citizen-scientists-sought-for-koala-study/http://www.mpnews.com.au/2021/09/27/citizen-scientists-sought-for-koala-study/
Facial recognition drones to help save koalas
https://www.premier.sa.gov.au/news/media-releases/news/facial-recognition-drones-to-help-save-koalashttps://www.premier.sa.gov.au/news/media-releases/news/facial-recognition-drones-to-help-save-koalas
Australia has lost one-third of its koalas in the past three years
https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/australia-has-lost-one-third-its-koalas-past-three-years-2021-09-21/https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/australia-has-lost-one-third-its-koalas-past-three-years-2021-09-21/
Koala population on rapid decline after horror bushfires
https://www.9news.com.au/national/australia-koala-population-on-rapid-decline-after-horror-bushfires-in-nsw-victoria/c8a61192-4648-4bb1-aa48-f3ac314fd32chttps://www.9news.com.au/national/australia-koala-population-on-rapid-decline-after-horror-bushfires-in-nsw-victoria/c8a61192-4648-4bb1-aa48-f3ac314fd32c
Environmentalists slam decision to allow Figtree Hill housing development in koala habitat
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-09-28/court-ruling-will-doom-appin-koalas-groups-say/100497324https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-09-28/court-ruling-will-doom-appin-koalas-groups-say/100497324
Concerns over Gippsland’s low koala numbers
https://www.gippslandtimes.com.au/news/2021/09/28/concerns-over-gippslands-low-koala-numbers/https://www.gippslandtimes.com.au/news/2021/09/28/concerns-over-gippslands-low-koala-numbers/
The imminent threats to our national icon, the koala
https://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/latenightlive/the-imminent-threats-to-our-national-icon,-the-koala/13381958https://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/latenightlive/the-imminent-threats-to-our-national-icon,-the-koala/13381958
Black Inc. to publish major new book on the hidden life of koalas
https://www.blackincbooks.com.au/news/black-inc-publish-major-new-book-hidden-life-koalashttps://www.blackincbooks.com.au/news/black-inc-publish-major-new-book-hidden-life-koalas
Rub rails to be removed from Gold Coast hinterland road after wildlife carnage
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-06-30/rub-rails-removed-from-gold-coast-road-after-wildlife-killed-/100251474https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-06-30/rub-rails-removed-from-gold-coast-road-after-wildlife-killed-/100251474
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