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Coalition ignorance on climate situation is leading koalas to extinction
https://independentaustralia.net/environment/environment-display/coalition-ignorance-on-climate-situation-is-leading-koalas-to-extinction,13398https://independentaustralia.net/environment/environment-display/coalition-ignorance-on-climate-situation-is-leading-koalas-to-extinction,13398
Fears for newly-mapped koala populations from Gospers Mountain blaze
https://www.hawkesburygazette.com.au/story/6532693/fears-for-koalas-as-fire-destroys-habitat/https://www.hawkesburygazette.com.au/story/6532693/fears-for-koalas-as-fire-destroys-habitat/
To save koalas from fire, we need to start putting their genetic material on ice
http://theconversation.com/to-save-koalas-from-fire-we-need-to-start-putting-their-genetic-material-on-ice-128049http://theconversation.com/to-save-koalas-from-fire-we-need-to-start-putting-their-genetic-material-on-ice-128049
Inquiry comes to the Koala Capital to investigate Gunnedah population decline
https://www.nvi.com.au/story/6535122/inquiry-comes-to-the-koala-capital-to-investigate-population-decline/https://www.nvi.com.au/story/6535122/inquiry-comes-to-the-koala-capital-to-investigate-population-decline/
‘Armageddon’: Wildlife experts demand action after 2,000 koalas killed by bushfires
https://www.sbs.com.au/news/armageddon-wildlife-experts-demand-action-after-2-000-koalas-killed-by-bushfireshttps://www.sbs.com.au/news/armageddon-wildlife-experts-demand-action-after-2-000-koalas-killed-by-bushfires
Koala Ark to become world’s first and largest wild koala sanctuary
https://www.greatlakesadvocate.com.au/story/6529752/koala-ark-to-become-worlds-first-and-largest-wild-koala-sanctuary/?cs=447https://www.greatlakesadvocate.com.au/story/6529752/koala-ark-to-become-worlds-first-and-largest-wild-koala-sanctuary/?cs=447
Meet Bear, the koala detection dog
https://www.australiangeographic.com.au/topics/wildlife/2019/11/meet-bear-the-koala-detection-dog/https://www.australiangeographic.com.au/topics/wildlife/2019/11/meet-bear-the-koala-detection-dog/
Heartbreaking footage lays bare the devastating impact of Australia’s bushfire crisis on koalas – and one miraculous tale of survival
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7744587/Horrific-photos-footage-lay-bare-devastating-impact-Australias-bushfire-crisis-koalas.htmlhttps://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7744587/Horrific-photos-footage-lay-bare-devastating-impact-Australias-bushfire-crisis-koalas.html
Koala habitat at risk if Glossodia development proceeds
https://www.hawkesburygazette.com.au/story/6518065/koala-habitat-at-risk-if-glossodia-development-proceeds/https://www.hawkesburygazette.com.au/story/6518065/koala-habitat-at-risk-if-glossodia-development-proceeds/
Mayor wants logging halted in koala ‘stronghold’ until bushfires over
https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/mayor-wants-logging-halted-in-koala-stronghold-until-bushfires-over-20191202-p53fzz.htmlhttps://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/mayor-wants-logging-halted-in-koala-stronghold-until-bushfires-over-20191202-p53fzz.html
Urgent koala mapping requested to gauge the impact of recent bushfires
https://www.smh.com.au/environment/conservation/urgent-koala-mapping-requested-to-gauge-the-impact-of-recent-bushfires-20191128-p53eyp.htmlhttps://www.smh.com.au/environment/conservation/urgent-koala-mapping-requested-to-gauge-the-impact-of-recent-bushfires-20191128-p53eyp.html
Koala hospital’s appeal for drinking station funds amid deadly bushfires makes Australian GoFundMe history
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-11-29/koala-hospital-makes-australian-gofundme-history/11749394https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-11-29/koala-hospital-makes-australian-gofundme-history/11749394
Trauma and disease ravage SEQ koalas
https://koalahealthhub.org.au/news/trauma-and-disease-ravage-seq-koalas/https://koalahealthhub.org.au/news/trauma-and-disease-ravage-seq-koalas/
Koalas are not ‘functionally extinct’ but they are in danger
https://sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2019/11/27/koalas-are-not-functionally-extinct-but-they-are-in-danger.htmlhttps://sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2019/11/27/koalas-are-not-functionally-extinct-but-they-are-in-danger.html
REPORTS CLAIM KOALAS ARE NOW ‘FUNCTIONALLY EXTINCT’. THAT’S NOT ACTUALLY TRUE.
https://www.sbs.com.au/news/the-feed/reports-claim-koalas-are-now-functionally-extinct-that-s-not-actually-truehttps://www.sbs.com.au/news/the-feed/reports-claim-koalas-are-now-functionally-extinct-that-s-not-actually-true
Ley calls on koala experts in wake of bushfires
https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/ley-calls-on-koala-experts-in-wake-of-bushfires-20191120-p53ck5.htmlhttps://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/ley-calls-on-koala-experts-in-wake-of-bushfires-20191120-p53ck5.html
Port Macquarie Koala Hospital overwhelmed with support for GoFundMe campaign after fires
http://portnews.com.au/story/6499442/fundraising-campaign-goes-global-to-help-fire-affected-koalas/portnews.com.au/story/6499442/fundraising-campaign-goes-global-to-help-fire-affected-koalas/
Fires last straw for already dying koalas
https://independentaustralia.net/politics/politics-display/fires-last-straw-for-already-dying-koalas,13322https://independentaustralia.net/politics/politics-display/fires-last-straw-for-already-dying-koalas,13322
Shock statists show koala population decline
https://www.noosanews.com.au/news/shock-statists-show-koala-population-decline/3879683/https://www.noosanews.com.au/news/shock-statists-show-koala-population-decline/3879683/
Pockets of incest compounding bushfire risk to Gold Coast koalas
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-11-15/pockets-of-incest-pose-emerging-risk-to-gold-coat-koalas/11695960/https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-11-15/pockets-of-incest-pose-emerging-risk-to-gold-coat-koalas/11695960/
Chlamydiae from Down Under: The Curious Cases of Chlamydial Infections in Australia
http://scholar.google.com.au/scholar_url?url=https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2607/7/12/602/pdf&hl=en&sa=X&d=3492770100830820219&scisig=AAGBfm3s4jGjgn95QMZry4IzcsxKZbk7gA&nossl=1&oi=scholaralrt&hist=CYeFSmsAAAAJ:11391713640694766462:AAGBfm2LliemnE_N0Pqfe512BE1MnpMttAhttp://scholar.google.com.au/scholar_url?url=https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2607/7/12/602/pdf&hl=en&sa=X&d=3492770100830820219&scisig=AAGBfm3s4jGjgn95QMZry4IzcsxKZbk7gA&nossl=1&oi=scholaralrt&hist=CYeFSmsAAAAJ:11391713640694766462:AAGBfm2LliemnE_N0Pqfe512BE1MnpMttA
Fundraiser To Help Koala Hospital Dealing With Bushfires Hits $140,000 In Donations
https://www.ladbible.com/community/animals-fundraiser-to-help-koala-hospital-during-bushfires-hits-100000-20191111https://www.ladbible.com/community/animals-fundraiser-to-help-koala-hospital-during-bushfires-hits-100000-20191111
Report: warning signs have little impact on koala road deaths
https://www.echo.net.au/2019/11/report-warning-signs-little-impact-koala-road-deaths/https://www.echo.net.au/2019/11/report-warning-signs-little-impact-koala-road-deaths/
Port Macquarie Koala Hospital concerned about ongoing fire impact on koalas
https://www.portnews.com.au/story/6486216/koala-experts-concerned-amid-extreme-fire-conditions/?cs=257https://www.portnews.com.au/story/6486216/koala-experts-concerned-amid-extreme-fire-conditions/?cs=257
Koalas injured in NSW bushfires treated in couple’s lounge room
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-11-12/koalas-injured-in-nsw-bushfires-treated-in-couples-home/11693936https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-11-12/koalas-injured-in-nsw-bushfires-treated-in-couples-home/11693936
‘WE’RE LOSING THE BATTLE’: FEARS FLARE OVER KOALA POPULATION FOLLOWING BUSHFIRES
https://www.sbs.com.au/news/the-feed/we-re-losing-the-battle-fears-flare-over-koala-population-following-bushfireshttps://www.sbs.com.au/news/the-feed/we-re-losing-the-battle-fears-flare-over-koala-population-following-bushfires
Port Stephens ready to support Port Macquarie koalas after Lake Cathie bushfire
https://www.portstephensexaminer.com.au/story/6473330/port-stephens-lends-a-hand-to-port-macquarie-koalas/https://www.portstephensexaminer.com.au/story/6473330/port-stephens-lends-a-hand-to-port-macquarie-koalas/
First injured koalas treated by wildlife rescue groups after devastating bushfires
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-11-06/first-koalas-triaged-after-devastating-bushfires/11671924https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-11-06/first-koalas-triaged-after-devastating-bushfires/11671924
Koala population ‘like in a cremation’ after NSW bushfires
https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw-bushfires-koala-population-like-in-a-cremation-after-blazes-20191110-p5396f.htmlhttps://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw-bushfires-koala-population-like-in-a-cremation-after-blazes-20191110-p5396f.html
Team surveys bush for koalas and other wildlife injured in Crestwood-Lake Cathie fire
https://www.portnews.com.au/story/6468318/koala-expert-labels-fire-aftermath-a-national-tragedy/https://www.portnews.com.au/story/6468318/koala-expert-labels-fire-aftermath-a-national-tragedy/