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LISMORE KOALA RECEIVES WORLD-FIRST PROSTHETIC FOOT
https://www.nbnnews.com.au/2021/02/16/lismore-koala-receives-world-first-prosthetic-foot/https://www.nbnnews.com.au/2021/02/16/lismore-koala-receives-world-first-prosthetic-foot/
Koala habitat destroyed in Redlands after 100-year-old gumtrees bulldozed
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-01-29/koala-habitat-decreases-in-redlands-bulldozed-land-qld/13099846https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-01-29/koala-habitat-decreases-in-redlands-bulldozed-land-qld/13099846
Net zero, saving koalas and forest wars: the crucial environment battles looming in Australia
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/jan/25/net-zero-saving-koalas-and-forest-wars-the-crucial-environment-battles-looming-in-australiahttps://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/jan/25/net-zero-saving-koalas-and-forest-wars-the-crucial-environment-battles-looming-in-australia
A new 3D koala genome will aid efforts to defend the threatened species
https://theconversation.com/a-new-3d-koala-genome-will-aid-efforts-to-defend-the-threatened-species-153873https://theconversation.com/a-new-3d-koala-genome-will-aid-efforts-to-defend-the-threatened-species-153873
Drones count koalas faster and cheaper than manual spotting methods: study
https://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2021-01-10/black-summer-fires-koalas-drones-monitoring-population/13035820https://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2021-01-10/black-summer-fires-koalas-drones-monitoring-population/13035820
Genetic analysis helps protect koalas
https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2021/january/genetic-analysis-helps-protect-koalashttps://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2021/january/genetic-analysis-helps-protect-koalas
FIRST WILD KOALA JOEY BORN AT AUSSIE ARK
https://www.nbnnews.com.au/2021/01/29/first-wild-koala-joey-born-at-aussie-ark/https://www.nbnnews.com.au/2021/01/29/first-wild-koala-joey-born-at-aussie-ark/
‘Koala karaoke’ program uses audio recordings, citizen scientists to monitor endangered marsupial
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-01-23/koala-karaoke-planned-for-mid-north-coast/13081612https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-01-23/koala-karaoke-planned-for-mid-north-coast/13081612
How Australia’s wildlife is recovering a year after fires
https://www.qt.com.au/news/australian-koalas-after-the-bushfires/4188023/https://www.qt.com.au/news/australian-koalas-after-the-bushfires/4188023/
DETECTION DOGS HELP TRACK KOALAS NEAR PORT MACQUARIE
https://www.nbnnews.com.au/2021/01/21/detection-dogs-help-track-koalas-near-port-macquarie/https://www.nbnnews.com.au/2021/01/21/detection-dogs-help-track-koalas-near-port-macquarie/
‘Alarmingly relaxed’: Government slammed for koala inquiry response
https://www.smh.com.au/environment/conservation/alarmingly-relaxed-government-slammed-for-koala-inquiry-response-20210111-p56t9b.htmlhttps://www.smh.com.au/environment/conservation/alarmingly-relaxed-government-slammed-for-koala-inquiry-response-20210111-p56t9b.html
Port Stephens’ new koala hospital kept busy with furry patients – and a reptile
https://www.newcastleherald.com.au/story/7095756/patients-of-the-port-stephens-koala-hospital/https://www.newcastleherald.com.au/story/7095756/patients-of-the-port-stephens-koala-hospital/
Northern Rivers koala conservationist receives Australia Day honour
https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/northern-rivers-koala-conservationist-receives-australia-day-honour-20210125-p56wpm.htmlhttps://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/northern-rivers-koala-conservationist-receives-australia-day-honour-20210125-p56wpm.html
Saving Koalas, Forest Wars, and Net Zero Targets: The Environmental Problems Australia is Facing
https://www.sciencetimes.com/articles/29317/20210126/saving-koalas-forest-wars-net-zero-targets-environmental-problems-australia.htmhttps://www.sciencetimes.com/articles/29317/20210126/saving-koalas-forest-wars-net-zero-targets-environmental-problems-australia.htm
Lendlease could ‘destroy’ its green credentials over Figtree Hill development in koala country, experts say
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-01-14/lendlease-sustainability-reputation-figtree-hill-development/13058076https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-01-14/lendlease-sustainability-reputation-figtree-hill-development/13058076
More calls for dedicated koala sanctuaries
https://coastcommunitynews.com.au/central-coast/news/2021/01/more-calls-for-dedicated-koala-sanctuaries/https://coastcommunitynews.com.au/central-coast/news/2021/01/more-calls-for-dedicated-koala-sanctuaries/
Port Macquarie koala hospital disappointed by NSW response to population report
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-01-12/koala-hospital-disappointed-by-nsw-response-to-population-study/13051326https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-01-12/koala-hospital-disappointed-by-nsw-response-to-population-study/13051326
Kangaroo Island koala numbers estimated to be down to 8500 from 48,000 before bushfires
https://www.northernargus.com.au/story/7054046/ki-koala-numbers-estimated-down-to-8500-from-48000-before-bushfires/?cs=12&utm_source=website&utm_medium=index&utm_campaign=sidebarhttps://www.northernargus.com.au/story/7054046/ki-koala-numbers-estimated-down-to-8500-from-48000-before-bushfires/?cs=12&utm_source=website&utm_medium=index&utm_campaign=sidebar
Armidale Council acquires South Hill land for recreation use and koala protection
https://www.armidaleexpress.com.au/story/7050780/council-acquires-south-hill-land-for-recreation-use-and-koala-protection/https://www.armidaleexpress.com.au/story/7050780/council-acquires-south-hill-land-for-recreation-use-and-koala-protection/
Cowarra forest tourism precinct and koala sanctuary unveiled
https://www.wauchopegazette.com.au/story/7051062/cowarra-forest-tourism-precinct-and-koala-sanctuary-unveiled/https://www.wauchopegazette.com.au/story/7051062/cowarra-forest-tourism-precinct-and-koala-sanctuary-unveiled/
Koalas badly injured in Victorian bushfires finally released back into the wild after long recovery
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-12-07/koalas-burnt-in-summer-bushfires-released-back-into-the-wild/12956822https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-12-07/koalas-burnt-in-summer-bushfires-released-back-into-the-wild/12956822
The ambitious project to save the koala
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-12-02/the-ambitious-project-to-save-the-koala/12944610?nw=0https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-12-02/the-ambitious-project-to-save-the-koala/12944610?nw=0
‘Devastating’: more than 61,000 koalas among 3 billion animals affected by bushfire crisis
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2020/dec/07/devastating-more-than-61000-koalas-among-3-billion-animals-affected-by-bushfire-crisishttps://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2020/dec/07/devastating-more-than-61000-koalas-among-3-billion-animals-affected-by-bushfire-crisis
Big Koala, treetop walk, and breeding centre to feature at Cowarra State Forest Tourism Precinct
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-12-10/koala-breeding-to-feature-at-cowarra-state-forest-precinct/12970838https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-12-10/koala-breeding-to-feature-at-cowarra-state-forest-precinct/12970838
Family in South Australia find live koala in their Christmas tree
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/dec/03/on-the-first-day-of-australian-family-finds-live-koala-in-their-christmas-treehttps://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/dec/03/on-the-first-day-of-australian-family-finds-live-koala-in-their-christmas-tree
NSW koala bill dumped after Liberal MP Catherine Cusack crosses floor
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-11-19/nsw-koala-bill-scrapped-as-liberal-mp-crosses-floor/12902160https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-11-19/nsw-koala-bill-scrapped-as-liberal-mp-crosses-floor/12902160
https://www.echo.net.au/2020/11/editorial-koala-konscience/
‘Line in the sand’: koala census to identify key habitat for protection
https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/line-in-the-sand-koala-census-to-identify-key-habitat-for-protection-20201122-p56gug.htmlhttps://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/line-in-the-sand-koala-census-to-identify-key-habitat-for-protection-20201122-p56gug.html
$18 million koala package to assist in fire recovery work
https://www.portnews.com.au/story/7030694/18-million-koala-package-to-assist-in-fire-recovery-work/https://www.portnews.com.au/story/7030694/18-million-koala-package-to-assist-in-fire-recovery-work/
Stokes vows to strengthen koala protection, predicts ‘fraught’ talks
https://www.smh.com.au/environment/conservation/stokes-vows-to-strengthen-koala-protection-predicts-fraught-talks-20201120-p56gjs.htmlhttps://www.smh.com.au/environment/conservation/stokes-vows-to-strengthen-koala-protection-predicts-fraught-talks-20201120-p56gjs.html