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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
New Port Stephens koala study reveals some populations becoming genetically isolated
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-02-22/how-detection-dogs-and-koala-droppings-are-proving-essential-in/13176710https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-02-22/how-detection-dogs-and-koala-droppings-are-proving-essential-in/13176710
Why do we love koalas so much? Because they look like baby humans
https://theconversation.com/why-do-we-love-koalas-so-much-because-they-look-like-baby-humans-153619https://theconversation.com/why-do-we-love-koalas-so-much-because-they-look-like-baby-humans-153619
https://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-australia-56107871
Koalas are ‘at risk of extinction’ in many parts of Australia, but we can stop it
https://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2021-02-17/koalas-on-way-to-extinction-parts-australia-how-to-avoid-it/13141628https://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2021-02-17/koalas-on-way-to-extinction-parts-australia-how-to-avoid-it/13141628
Koala Rescued After Causing 5-Car Pileup On Australian Freeway
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/koala-causes-crash-australian-freeway_n_6022b550c5b6d78d444a3b5ahttps://www.huffpost.com/entry/koala-causes-crash-australian-freeway_n_6022b550c5b6d78d444a3b5a
QUEENSLAND GOVERNMENT CONTINUES TO FUND KOALA CONSERVATION EFFORTS
https://www.ausleisure.com.au/news/queensland-government-continues-to-fund-koala-conservation-efforts/https://www.ausleisure.com.au/news/queensland-government-continues-to-fund-koala-conservation-efforts/
https://www.abc.net.au/catalyst/are-we-killing-our-koalas/13161298
Possible link between sick koalas and Portland Aluminium emissions under microscope
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-02-15/portland-aluminium-smelter-fluoride-impacts-on-koalas/13144624https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-02-15/portland-aluminium-smelter-fluoride-impacts-on-koalas/13144624
Portland smelter operator Alcoa denies koala had severe burns when removed from grounds
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-02-10/koala-found-injured-near-portland-smelter/13139384https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-02-10/koala-found-injured-near-portland-smelter/13139384
Koala stiles to give our furry friends safer passage across Oxley Highway are being built by Port Macquarie-Hastings Council
https://www.camdencourier.com.au/story/7129285/council-takes-another-step-in-the-fight-to-save-our-cuddly-koalas/https://www.camdencourier.com.au/story/7129285/council-takes-another-step-in-the-fight-to-save-our-cuddly-koalas/
GUNNEDAH KOALA SANCTUARY ONE STEP CLOSER TO FRUITION
https://www.nbnnews.com.au/2021/02/19/gunnedah-koala-sanctuary-one-step-closer-to-fruition/https://www.nbnnews.com.au/2021/02/19/gunnedah-koala-sanctuary-one-step-closer-to-fruition/
Great Koala National Park would create thousands of jobs, study finds, but at what cost?
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-02-02/great-koala-national-park-could-benefit-nsw-research-finds/13110374https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-02-02/great-koala-national-park-could-benefit-nsw-research-finds/13110374
Researchers call on Port Stephens residents to report koala sightings
https://www.portstephensexaminer.com.au/story/7129341/researchers-call-on-residents-to-report-koala-sightings/https://www.portstephensexaminer.com.au/story/7129341/researchers-call-on-residents-to-report-koala-sightings/
Recycle and help rehabilitate region’s koala population
https://www.portnews.com.au/story/7133148/recycle-and-help-rehabilitate-regions-koala-population/https://www.portnews.com.au/story/7133148/recycle-and-help-rehabilitate-regions-koala-population/
Kangaroo Island Koala Rescue Centre success after tragedy
https://www.theislanderonline.com.au/story/7115025/kangaroo-island-koala-rescue-centre-success-after-tragedy/https://www.theislanderonline.com.au/story/7115025/kangaroo-island-koala-rescue-centre-success-after-tragedy/
Koala teeth map history: Adelaide’s past as told by koala teeth.
https://cosmosmagazine.com/history/archaeology/toothy-koala-map/https://cosmosmagazine.com/history/archaeology/toothy-koala-map/
‘How good were koalas?’: A national treasure in peril
https://www.smh.com.au/national/how-good-were-koalas-a-national-treasure-in-peril-20201203-p56kac.htmlhttps://www.smh.com.au/national/how-good-were-koalas-a-national-treasure-in-peril-20201203-p56kac.html
Adorable moment koala called ‘Burnadette’ is released into the wild with her family after being rescued from a raging bushfire
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9272411/South-Australia-bushfire-Adorable-moment-koalas-released-wild.htmlhttps://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9272411/South-Australia-bushfire-Adorable-moment-koalas-released-wild.html