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
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No Space, Mate: Koalas’ Habitat Under Threat
No Space, Mate: Koalas’ Habitat Under Threat Stuart Cohen for NPR A male koala visits the female enclosure at the Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary in Brisbane, Australia. Koalas are dwindling in number as their habitat along Australia’s east coast gives way to urban growth. Published: August 04, 2012 by Stuart Cohen Earlier this year, the…read more
Healthy Koala Populations
Koalas like a stable environment, which means large undisturbed tracts of bushland that contain their food trees. Doctor Stephen Phillips of Biolonk says that for a good stable healthy koala population, there must be a minimum of 180 koalas, and these will require a minimum area of 3600 Hectares, of which about half will be…read more
One Tree
One tree the size of a telegraph pole stores around one Tonne of carbon (which is the equivalent to a carbon credit). If this tree were to be chopped down, it would require 2000 saplings covering an area of 2 Hectares to replace it in terms of carbon offsetting. Trees need to be thought more…read more
Noodles, koalas, land deals and political donations
The first development application to be considered under the Queensland governments biodiversity offset deal has come under some scrutiny. It appears many of the issues that plagued the NSW government when crucial government decisions and policy changes were executed following significant campaign donations. Both the Labor and Liberal National Parties biggest campaign supporters have all…read more
End of a dead end
Source : http://www.abc.net.au/local/stories/2012/02/16/3432567.htm?site=ballarat 16 February, 2012 3:36PM AEDT By Dominic Brine Haymes road is a dead end Some residents of Ballarat suburb Mount Clear are opposed to plans for a housing development that could shrink the bushland gap to neighbouring Canadian Lakes. David James lives on Haymes Road which is currently a dead end…read more
Conserving Central Queensland’s Koalas
I just got back from Central Queensland University in Rockhampton where the Koala Research Centre of Central Queensland hosted koala conservation workshops. Convened by Dr Alistair Melzer of Central Queensland University and Dr William Ellis and Dr Sean FitzGibbon of University of Queensland, the workshops brought together local, national and international koala experts to focus…read more
Generation Y and Lawn Mowers
Can you imagine Gen Y mowing their lawns? Lawn mowing is a new thing – it has only been around for for a few generations. Yet for most it’s a chore, a chore that we don’t even question. It’s a requirement of the Dream. A big house with a lawn. It’s time to rethink this…read more
Genome banks and connectivity
As mentioned in a previous post, Dr Steve Johnston of University of Queensland has been developing the concept of a genome bank for koalas as a part of new strategy for koala conservation. This is a simple but elegant idea whereby genetics in the form of live animals or frozen sperm can be managed for…read more
Value Adding
What is a tree worth? With all the talk about carbon and carbon tax, consider how much carbon a tree, especially a large old growth tree, would store. Wouldn’t it be easier just to keep these trees than to debate the details of a taxation system? Carbon is worth money, trees are worth money, and…read more
Connections and Connectivity
As discussed in the post of July 23, fragmentation of koala habitat is a huge problem for koalas. To reduce stress for koalas, the patches of koala habitat must be large enough, and there must be functional connectivity between these patches. It has been suggested that the patches of bushland need to at least 50…read more
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