People are rarely just what they seem, tradies included By Contributor Tessa Mapstone MON 13 MAY 2013 Murray and Ray Chambers: koala heroes from Tessa Mapstone on Vimeo. Every now and then people surprise me. They will say something, or do something that reminds me that no matter how hard I try not to, I do make…read more
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Hope for koalas fight against Chlamydia as scientists make genetic breakthrough
Hope for koala as scientists make genetic breakthrough April 10, 2013 - Melissa Davey - Health Reporter Genetic win: Professor Peter Timms, far left, with Adam Polkinghorne, Dr Rebecca Johnson and Mark Eldridge, says it was “only right” his team won the global race to diagnose and treat diseases threatening to wipe out koalas. Photo: Ben Rushton Scientists have…read more
Focus on dogs in fight to save koalas
Focus on dogs in fight to save koalas March 10, 2013 - Nina Karnikowski - Travel Writer Koala care: The Koala Hospital at Port Macquarie where volunteers work to treat injured and sick koalas before returning them to the wild. Photo: Ben Rushton Dog training is the latest desperate measure in the battle to protect Australia’s endangered…read more
Scientific questions simmer over koala plot data
A long-running issue relating to the reliability of vegetation data is causing major tensions in North Hawks Nest. Planners, landowners and even scientists are now in dispute over the location of missing plots of feed trees in an undeveloped area of core koala habitat. QUESTIONS FOR ECO-PRO/ KHAALYD BROWN 3 concerned scientists, Graeme Wells, Anthony…read more
Are biodiversity offset plans saving our natural heritage ?
Queensland Biodiversity Offset Policy The Queensland Government has released the Queensland Biodiversity Offset Policy (PDF, 515K) The policy is a specific-issue offsets policy under the Queensland Government Environmental Offsets Policy and is administered by the Department of Environment and Resource Management. The purpose of this policy is to increase the long-term protection and viability of the…read more
The Koala Land Report
The objective of this report is to explore ways of creating a sustainable future for koalas on the Koala Coast, South East Queensland, Australia. For the purpose of this report, the Koala Coast includes the local government areas of Moreton, Redland, Gold Coast, Sunshine Coast, Brisbane, Ipswich and Logan. As indicated by its name, this…read more
Climate scientists predict global warming to threaten Australian wildlife and rare species
Global warming to threaten Australian wildlife By environment reporter Sarah Clarke Updated 3 hours 52 minutes ago What effect will climate change have on Australia’s animal and plant species? This is the fourth of a five-part series in which environment reporter Sarah Clarke sets out to provide answers. PHOTO: Native animals like koalas often stand little chance against the severity…read more
Thirsty koalas turn to backyards in search of water
Thirsty, dry koalas hurt as they search in backyards for water Amelia Broadstock and Katrina Stokes - adelaidenow - January 14, 201310:00PM 4 comments Trott Park resident Rae Campbell, co-ordinator for the koala rescue division of Fauna Rescue of SA, is calling for volunteers to train as koala rescuers. Picture: Sam Wundke Source: adelaidenow DOZENS of thirsty koalas struggling to…read more
Disease-free koalas at risk of Chlamydia in Macarthur
Disease-free koalas at risk of chlamydia January 14, 2013 - Saffron Howden - Rural and Indigenous Affairs Reporter Blinded … a koala being treated for chlamydia at the Wildlife Health and Conservation Centre. One strain of the disease affects eyesight, the other fertility. Photo: Edwina Pickles ONE of the few koala populations unaffected by debilitating chlamydia is at imminent…read more
Report Preview: 80% of koala habitat has been cleared for farms and houses.
Image courtesy of Mark Gerada The Koala Coast koala populations dropped by 68% in the ten years leading up to 2008. According to the Department of Environment and Resource Management’s Koala Coast Koala Population Report 2010, a comprehensive survey of the koala population showed that it dropped by more than 50% between 2005 and 2008. Koala…read more
30 sick and dead koalas in Maryborough
Group reports 30 sick and dead koalas in Maryborough Mat Nott - 6th Jan 2013 5:58 PM Almost 30 sick or dead koalas have been found on the outskirts of Maryborough in the past six weeks. Image: Blainey Woodham THE fight for koalas to survive in the modern day continued over the weekend when an activist group…read more
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