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Helping koalas in emergencies
https://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/-/media/OEH/Corporate-Site/Documents/Animals-and-plants/Native-animals/helping-koalas-in-emergencies-200048.pdfhttps://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/-/media/OEH/Corporate-Site/Documents/Animals-and-plants/Native-animals/helping-koalas-in-emergencies-200048.pdf
Koala Conservation Strategy consultation closing as ecologist calls for ‘bold’ solution to extinction
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-01-30/consultation-for-draft-koala-conservation-strategy-closing/11900526https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-01-30/consultation-for-draft-koala-conservation-strategy-closing/11900526
Port Macquarie Koala Hospital installs wildlife drinking station at Sea Acres
https://www.portnews.com.au/story/6599409/thirsty-wildlife-at-sea-acres-benefit-from-drinking-station/https://www.portnews.com.au/story/6599409/thirsty-wildlife-at-sea-acres-benefit-from-drinking-station/
Australia’s Kangaroo Island is looking for volunteers to feed animals injured in bushfires
https://www.insider.com/kangaroo-island-australia-bushfires-rspca-injured-animals-volunteer-application-2020-1https://www.insider.com/kangaroo-island-australia-bushfires-rspca-injured-animals-volunteer-application-2020-1
https://scienceline.org/2020/01/koala-stress/
Sydney Zoo’s radical plan to help save koala population
https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/bushfiresupport/sydney-zoos-radical-plan-to-help-save-koala-population/news-story/aa8104b149d5293c4109fe839423dd91https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/bushfiresupport/sydney-zoos-radical-plan-to-help-save-koala-population/news-story/aa8104b149d5293c4109fe839423dd91
‘They’re like rabbits’: Wildlife experts call for post-fires koala plan
https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/calls-for-post-fires-koala-plan-20200120-p53t1x.htmlhttps://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/calls-for-post-fires-koala-plan-20200120-p53t1x.html
Koala population discovered near proposed coal mine site
https://koalahealthhub.org.au/news/koala-population-discovered-near-proposed-coal-mine-site/https://koalahealthhub.org.au/news/koala-population-discovered-near-proposed-coal-mine-site/
Hundreds of koalas brutally massacred during routine logging in Victoria, says Animals Australia
https://www.news.com.au/technology/environment/hundreds-of-koalas-brutally-massacred-during-routine-logging-in-victoria/news-story/d4078cd7400f00fef44cc8a22594ab10https://www.news.com.au/technology/environment/hundreds-of-koalas-brutally-massacred-during-routine-logging-in-victoria/news-story/d4078cd7400f00fef44cc8a22594ab10
Thousands sign petition against development on critical koala habitat in Toowoomba
https://www.9news.com.au/national/mount-lofty-thousands-sign-petition-against-development-on-critical-koala-habitat-toowoomba-news/a4a18604-0930-4153-9d55-7b308323aafbhttps://www.9news.com.au/national/mount-lofty-thousands-sign-petition-against-development-on-critical-koala-habitat-toowoomba-news/a4a18604-0930-4153-9d55-7b308323aafb
Queenslanders reminded to have their say on koala conservation strategy
https://www.miragenews.com/queenslanders-reminded-to-have-their-say-on-koala-conservation-strategy/https://www.miragenews.com/queenslanders-reminded-to-have-their-say-on-koala-conservation-strategy/
Animal rescue teams on Kangaroo Island are finding koalas ‘totally shut down’ in fire aftermath
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-01-17/koala-captured-on-camera-on-kangaroo-island/11877688https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-01-17/koala-captured-on-camera-on-kangaroo-island/11877688
Bushfires: koala deaths a catastrophe but extinction a long way off, say wildlife experts
https://www.theaustralian.com.au/nation/bushfires-koala-deaths-a-catastrophe-but-extinction-a-long-way-off-say-wildlife-experts/news-story/a11d46db422dfe25f26ec50be802a9cehttps://www.theaustralian.com.au/nation/bushfires-koala-deaths-a-catastrophe-but-extinction-a-long-way-off-say-wildlife-experts/news-story/a11d46db422dfe25f26ec50be802a9ce
Push to export koalas to New Zealand in effort to save iconic marsupial
https://www.sbs.com.au/news/push-to-export-koalas-to-new-zealand-in-effort-to-save-iconic-marsupialhttps://www.sbs.com.au/news/push-to-export-koalas-to-new-zealand-in-effort-to-save-iconic-marsupial
Koalas could be listed as endangered in parts of the country after taking ‘extraordinary hit’
https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/koalas-could-be-classified-endangered-after-taking-extraordinary-hit-20200113-p53qzb.htmlhttps://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/koalas-could-be-classified-endangered-after-taking-extraordinary-hit-20200113-p53qzb.html
A look at koalas in Australian culture amid the fires that are devastating their population
https://abcnews.go.com/International/koalas-australian-culture-amid-fires-devastating-population/story?id=68195336https://abcnews.go.com/International/koalas-australian-culture-amid-fires-devastating-population/story?id=68195336
More than one billion animals killed in Australian fires
https://www.news.com.au/technology/environment/more-than-one-billion-animals-killed-in-australian-fires/news-story/d78d8751c15e35710ba68b82b3023af0https://www.news.com.au/technology/environment/more-than-one-billion-animals-killed-in-australian-fires/news-story/d78d8751c15e35710ba68b82b3023af0
Koalas sighted around Cedar Brush Creek in Yarramalong
https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/newslocal/central-coast/koalas-sighted-around-cedar-brush-creek-in-yarramalong/news-story/e3bef87c05980d5bac362dc31ac7f22fhttps://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/newslocal/central-coast/koalas-sighted-around-cedar-brush-creek-in-yarramalong/news-story/e3bef87c05980d5bac362dc31ac7f22f
Expert says koala population will be able to survive Australia’s catastrophic bushfires
https://www.news.com.au/technology/science/animals/expert-says-koala-population-will-be-able-to-survive-australias-catastrophic-bushfires/news-story/71dfc1fcd1bf9e457568f6db7d80e936https://www.news.com.au/technology/science/animals/expert-says-koala-population-will-be-able-to-survive-australias-catastrophic-bushfires/news-story/71dfc1fcd1bf9e457568f6db7d80e936
Koalas are the face of Australian tourism. What now after the fires?
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-01-07/bushfires-koalas-face-australian-tourism/11847862https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-01-07/bushfires-koalas-face-australian-tourism/11847862
Queensland community rallies to save koala habitat under threat from development
https://www.sbs.com.au/news/queensland-community-rallies-to-save-koala-habitat-under-threat-from-developmenthttps://www.sbs.com.au/news/queensland-community-rallies-to-save-koala-habitat-under-threat-from-development
Koalas of NYC campaign raises $22k by placing stuffed plush toys in iconic London and New York locations
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-01-21/bushfire-relief-campaign-koalas-of-nyc-expands-to-london/11887110https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-01-21/bushfire-relief-campaign-koalas-of-nyc-expands-to-london/11887110
Kangaroo Island bushfires: grave fears for unique wildlife after estimated 25,000 koalas killed
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2020/jan/07/kangaroo-island-bushfires-grave-fears-for-unique-wildlife-after-estimated-25000-koalas-killedhttps://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2020/jan/07/kangaroo-island-bushfires-grave-fears-for-unique-wildlife-after-estimated-25000-koalas-killed
Bushfires
Links and resources for bushfire response and koala care
Significant koala mapping errors revealed
https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/6556701/koala-mapping-errors-revealed/?cs=14264https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/6556701/koala-mapping-errors-revealed/?cs=14264
Virtual reality and drones help to predict and protect koala habitat
https://www.qut.edu.au/institute-for-future-environments/about/news/news?id=156530https://www.qut.edu.au/institute-for-future-environments/about/news/news?id=156530
Greens senator Dr Mehreen Faruqi calls on state government to commit to koala preservation amidst “climate crisis”
https://www.portnews.com.au/story/6542783/greens-senator-calls-on-state-government-to-commit-to-koala-preservation/https://www.portnews.com.au/story/6542783/greens-senator-calls-on-state-government-to-commit-to-koala-preservation/
Koala management plans in NSW frozen for years in a forest of red tape
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-12-13/koala-plans-taking-years-to-approve-in-nsw/11796118https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-12-13/koala-plans-taking-years-to-approve-in-nsw/11796118
Drastic improvement to habitat mapping brings hope for koalas
https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/national/queensland/drastic-improvement-to-habitat-mapping-brings-hope-for-koalas-20191211-p53j2v.htmlhttps://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/national/queensland/drastic-improvement-to-habitat-mapping-brings-hope-for-koalas-20191211-p53j2v.html
$3 million for Koala hospitals
https://minister.environment.gov.au/ley/news/2019/3-million-koala-hospitalshttps://minister.environment.gov.au/ley/news/2019/3-million-koala-hospitals