Struck from 5oz of 99.9% pure silver, this is the first high relief coin crafted by The Perth Mint in this size and issued as legal tender of Australia. Depicting an Australian koala, no more than 5,000 of the impressive coins will be released. The first high relief coin to be created in this size,…read more
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San Diego Zoo koala stops by 3TV
by Tami Hoey azfamily.com PHOENIX — Some new residents of the San Diego Zoo paid a visit to the Good Morning Arizona crew Friday, including the star of the show: a furry koala named Burly.But zoo officials say the first thing that they remind kids is to not to…read more
The Koala Hospital at Port Macquarie
The Koala Hospital at Port Macquarie (03:14) The Koala Hospital at Port Macquarie is a place where volunteers work to treat injured and sick Koalas. 05/03/13 Feeling warm and fuzzy March 10, 2013 Nina Karnikowski Travel Writer Nina Karnikowski decides it’s high time to get cuddly with an Aussie favourite. I’ve never touched a koala. As an Australian,…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
Koala joey debuts at zoo in Thailand
Koala joey debuts Chaing Mai Zoo Thailand In Thailand visitors at Chaing Mai zoo got the first look at a baby koala. The little fellow is seven months old. He just emerged from his mother’s pouch last night. He’s still clinging to her and his father stays nearby. The zoo says it will hold a contest to name him.…read more
Rare Coolum koala heads to sea
Rare Coolum koala heads to sea Damian Bathersby - 23rd Oct 2012 5:45 AM Lisa Warren and her daughter Emily at the spot where they saw a koala swim across Stumers Creek. - Warren Lynam WHEN Lisa Warren saw a koala wander out of the scrub and on to the beach at Coolum, she thought she was seeing…read more
What do koalas and frogs have in common?
They are both Sentinel Species whose presence, absence, or relative well-being in a given environment is indicator of the health of its ecosystem as a whole. Here’s a great campaign called follow the frog which highlights the fact that, we don’t have to go all the way to south america to do something, it’s happening right here…read more
Great Koala Count: Smart phone app
Great Koala Count: Smart phone app 11 October, 2012 9:31AM ACDT You can log the time and location of any koalas spotted in our Great Koala Count through the CSIRO smart phone app. Professor of Urban Ecology Chris Daniels and CSIRO research scientist Andrew Baker explain the Great Koala Count smart phone app, where to…read more
Koalas stripping manna gums in Cape Otway to be relocated
Koalas destroying Cape Otway manna gums Updated Wed Oct 10, 2012 2:52pm AEDT PHOTO: Dr Whisson says it would be impossible to move the koalas. (ABC News) MAP: Apollo Bay 3233 There are concerns about the destruction of native manna gums by koalas at Cape Otway. Researchers say there are as many as 18 koalas…read more
Watch YINDI The Last Koala
Every once in a while, a television program comes along that is so very special that it becomes a national talking point, an emotional tear-jerker that is reflected in winning ratings. Such a program is YINDI The Last Koala? a one hour docu-drama that follows the life of a most extraordinary koala, Yindi. Recorded over…read more
Koala rescued from mine shaft by Ballarat University students
During a University trip with the purpose of ‘connecting with nature’, a group of third year Outdoor Education students from the University of Ballarat stumbled across this poor little guy who had become trapped down a 4.5m/15ft mineshaft in the Victorian Goldfields. In an attempt to save him we lowered a nearby fallen tree for…read more
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