More than 60,000 koalas killed or hurt in Australia’s bushfires
4 years ago

More than 60,000 koalas killed or hurt in Australia’s bushfires

Al Jazeera  

WWF says number is ‘deeply disturbing’ given the animal has already been in steep decline. “Sixty thousand koalas impacted is a deeply disturbing number for a species already in trouble,” O’Gorman said in a statement. “We cannot afford to lose koalas on our watch.” The bushfires that swept across southeastern Australia from September 2019 and into the early part of this year destroyed more than 24 million hectares of land and left 33 people dead. As well as the koalas, the WWF estimates that millions of native animals were in the path of the flames, including 50 million native rats and mice, nearly 40 million possums and gliders, 5 million kangaroos and wallabies; 5 million bats; 1.1 million wombats; 114,000 echidnas, and 5,000 dingoes. “WWF is determined to help restore wildlife and habitats, rejuvenate communities impacted by the bushfires, boost sustainable agriculture and future-proof our country,” O’Gorman said.

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Caring for Koalas
1 week, 4 days ago

Caring for Koalas

ABC  

SERIES 35 | Episode 38 Christmas Special Clarence is in Port Stephens, on the NSW north coast, to join locals helping rehabilitate injured koalas and restore their habitat. The favoured species depend on location; at Port Stephens the preferred species are Eucalyptus robusta and Eucalyptus tereticornis but koalas being brought in from just 100km along the coast will need different …

Couple returns from work to discover koala in their bedroom
1 month, 1 week ago

Couple returns from work to discover koala in their bedroom

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy An Australian couple met an …

‘Only in Australia’: Couple comes home to find koala in bed
1 month, 1 week ago

‘Only in Australia’: Couple comes home to find koala in bed

CNN  

CNN — Koalas are normally found in eucalyptus trees, but one couple came home in Australia on Wednesday and were shocked to find one in their bedroom. Francielle Dias Rufino Video showed the koala sitting on the floor beside their bed, staring at Rufino and her husband, Brunno, before climbing onto a bedside table. Koalas, which are mostly found on …

Planting 'koala corridors' to save Australia's endangered marsupial
1 year, 1 month ago

Planting 'koala corridors' to save Australia's endangered marsupial

The Hindu  

When Lucy was rescued from a rural property in New South Wales two years ago, she was suffering from chlamydia, a disease widespread among koalas. The vast networks of vegetation, planted by local conservation group Bangalow Koalas in the Northern Rivers region of the state, are a lifeline for koalas and numerous other species like the endangered glossy black cockatoo, …

Increase in koala roadkill prompts calls by wildlife groups for safety installations on busy Sydney road
1 year, 4 months ago

Increase in koala roadkill prompts calls by wildlife groups for safety installations on busy Sydney road

ABC  

There are hopes that changes such as fencing and signage on a busy arterial road on Sydney's southern fringe will prevent more koalas from becoming roadkill. Key points: Nine koalas have been hit by cars on Heathcote Road since October 2022, averaging one a month Wildlife groups are calling for protection measures for growing koala population in the Sutherland Shire …

Southern Sydney's Heathcote Road koala 'kill zone', dangerous to rescuers and marsupials
1 year, 5 months ago

Southern Sydney's Heathcote Road koala 'kill zone', dangerous to rescuers and marsupials

ABC  

Wildlife rescue volunteers operating on Sydney's southern fringe say they are feeling increasingly anxious not just for the koalas they are trying to rescue but for their own safety. Key points: Koala rescuers say they are scared of pulling over to rescue koalas on Heathcote Road They say a large section of the road is known as the "kill zone" …

Concerns logging operations risking koala lives as NSW government urged to fast-track reserve
1 year, 5 months ago

Concerns logging operations risking koala lives as NSW government urged to fast-track reserve

ABC  

The New South Wales government has been urged to fast-track a national park sanctuary for koalas, with MPs and environmentalists saying logging operations continue to kill the endangered marsupials. Key points: Logging work has recently been protested at Orara East State Forest Some crossbench MPs have called on Labor to put a moratorium on logging while the park is incomplete …

North Queensland koalas may hold secrets critical to entire species' survival
1 year, 10 months ago

North Queensland koalas may hold secrets critical to entire species' survival

ABC  

Athey the koala's contribution to science might prove far greater than his diminutive size. "They've recently, as of last year, been listed as endangered, so they've been uplifted from vulnerable and we don't really know much about them in North Queensland," Australian Wildlife Conservancy senior field ecologist Andrew Howe said. "With climate change and rising temperatures, it's really interesting to …

Thermal drones locating elusive northern NSW koalas in area scorched by bushfires
1 year, 11 months ago

Thermal drones locating elusive northern NSW koalas in area scorched by bushfires

ABC  

Thermal drones are being hailed as "game changers" by ecologists searching for koala populations after a surprise discovery in north-east New South Wales. Key points: Researchers say up to three quarters of koalas are missed in land-based surveys Thermal drones pick up the heat emitted by koalas in eucalypt trees A population of 32 koalas are found in Indigenous-managed country …

Koalas soon to join Ouwehands Zoo residents; First in Netherlands
2 years, 2 months ago

Koalas soon to join Ouwehands Zoo residents; First in Netherlands

NL Times  

Ouwehands Zoo will soon become the first zoo in the Netherlands to count koalas among its residents. According to Ouwenhands Zoo, koalas will fit nicely into the zoo’s goal to mainly contain animal species that are part of the EEP - the European breeding program for the conservation of endangered species. Koalas are on the IUCN Red List as “vulnerable.” …

Koalas to get millions in funding, but a leading advocate says what's really needed is more trees
2 years, 6 months ago

Koalas to get millions in funding, but a leading advocate says what's really needed is more trees

ABC  

The Queensland government has allocated almost $40 million to protect native animals across the state, with most to be spent on koalas. Key points: Climate change, land clearing, and disease are impacting koala populations in eastern states The Queensland government is spending an extra $25 million on koala conservation It's part of a broader package to protect native animals across …

Koalas now considered endangered in NSW, Queensland and the ACT
2 years, 10 months ago

Koalas now considered endangered in NSW, Queensland and the ACT

ABC  

Koalas are now considered an endangered species in NSW, Queensland and the ACT, as numbers plummet due to climate change, land clearing and disease. Key points: Australia classifies threatened species in six ways Koala numbers in NSW have decreased between 33 and 61 per cent since 2001 The World Wildlife Fund says the federal government's decision is "grim" but "important" …

Hundreds of charges issued after dozens of koalas are killed at Cape Bridgewater
3 years ago

Hundreds of charges issued after dozens of koalas are killed at Cape Bridgewater

ABC  

The Victorian Conservation Regulator has issued more than 250 animal cruelty charges over a mass killing of koalas at a former timber plantation in the state's south-west in February last year. Key points: Twenty-one koalas were found dead at a former timber plantation at Cape Bridgewater in February last year A further 49 were euthanased as a result of injury …

Koala habitat destroyed in Redlands after 100-year-old gumtrees bulldozed
3 years, 10 months ago

Koala habitat destroyed in Redlands after 100-year-old gumtrees bulldozed

ABC  

A lone koala sat high in a gumtree in the bayside suburb of Ormiston, east of Brisbane on Wednesday, as the trees around it were bulldozed to the ground. Key points: The land at Ormiston is privately owned and is too small for habitat protections to apply Redlands Council had previously opted not to purchase the land when it had …

Over 60,000 Koalas Were Affected by Australia's Deadly 'Black Summer' Bushfires
4 years ago

Over 60,000 Koalas Were Affected by Australia's Deadly 'Black Summer' Bushfires

News 18  

More than 60,000 koalas among three billion animals were impacted during Australia’s devastating 2019-20 ‘Black Summer’ bushfires, a report released on Monday revealed. The report, ‘Impacts of the unprecedented 2019-2020 bushfires on Australian animals’ found about 143 million mammals, 2.46 billion reptiles, 181 million birds, and 51 million frogs lived in the areas hit by the fires. According to the …

WWF report finds 71pc decline in koala numbers across northern NSW bushfire-affected areas
4 years, 3 months ago

WWF report finds 71pc decline in koala numbers across northern NSW bushfire-affected areas

ABC  

A report released today shows a 71 per cent decline in koala populations across six locations in northern NSW, burned in last season's bushfires. Key points: The study compares koala populations before and after the bushfires over Black Summer At one site near Taree no koalas were found and at Kappinghat Nature Reserve there was an 87 per cent decline …

Queensland's koala conservation strategies need to broaden beyond south-east, researcher says
4 years, 3 months ago

Queensland's koala conservation strategies need to broaden beyond south-east, researcher says

ABC  

A leading koala researcher says koala populations in regional Queensland, outside of the south-east, are being largely ignored and need conservation strategies. Key points: Koala populations have been declining in central Queensland since the 1980s They were significantly impacted by the Millennium Drought A koala researcher says better conservation strategies are needed for koalas outside of south-east Queensland The Queensland …

About Three Billion Animals Harmed in Australian Bushfires, WWF Says
4 years, 4 months ago

About Three Billion Animals Harmed in Australian Bushfires, WWF Says

News 18  

Nearly 3 billion koalas, kangaroos and other native Australian animals were killed or displaced by bushfires in 2019 and 2020, a study by the World Wide Fund for Nature said, triple the group's earlier estimates. Some 143 million mammals, 2.46 billion reptiles, 180 million birds and 51 million frogs were impacted by the country's worst bushfires in decades, the WWF …

Three billion animals affected by Australia bushfires: WWF
4 years, 4 months ago

Three billion animals affected by Australia bushfires: WWF

The Hindu  

Nearly 3 billion koalas, kangaroos and other native Australian animals were killed or displaced by bushfires in 2019 and 2020, a study by the World Wide Fund for Nature said on Tuesday, triple the group’s earlier estimates. Some 143 million mammals, 2.46 billion reptiles, 180 million birds and 51 million frogs were impacted by the country’s worst bushfires in decades, …

WWF Study Shows Nearly 3 Billion Animals Killed or Displaced in Australian Bushfires of 2019 & 2020
4 years, 4 months ago

WWF Study Shows Nearly 3 Billion Animals Killed or Displaced in Australian Bushfires of 2019 & 2020

News 18  

Nearly 3 billion animals, including mammals, reptiles and birds, were either killed or displaced during Australia's devastating bushfire season of 2019 and 2020, a new study by the World Wide Fund for Nature said on Tuesday, revealing for the first time the scale of the impact on the country's wildlife. Almost 143 million mammals, 2.46 billion reptiles, 180 million birds, …

Australia fires: Nearly three billion animals killed or displaced
4 years, 4 months ago

Australia fires: Nearly three billion animals killed or displaced

CNN  

CNN — Nearly three billion animals were killed or displaced by Australia’s devastating bushfires – almost triple the figure estimated in January – according to a report released Tuesday. Researchers are still working to finalize the report, titled “Australia’s 2019-2020 Bushfires: The Wildlife Toll,” but the three billion figure is not likely to change, according to a WWF statement. “When …

3 billion animals killed or displaced in Black Summer bushfires, study estimates
4 years, 4 months ago

3 billion animals killed or displaced in Black Summer bushfires, study estimates

ABC  

Almost 3 billion koalas, kangaroos and other animals are estimated to have been killed or displaced in Australia's 'Black Summer' bushfires, according to an updated study trebling the previous estimate of 1 billion. Key points: Scientists revised the figure up after calculating the effects of fire outside NSW and on additional species The estimate includes 2.46 billion reptiles and 180 …

Plan to build in core koala habitat sparks local anger as developer challenges council rejection
4 years, 5 months ago

Plan to build in core koala habitat sparks local anger as developer challenges council rejection

ABC  

A year-long dispute to save an area of bushland in Brisbane's northern suburbs that is home to a population of endangered koalas has reignited as locals campaign to save important habitat from development. Key points: Koala numbers in South East Queensland have fallen by about 80 per cent in the past 20 years ADPEN's $21 million development plan proposes townhouses …

Koalas face extinction in New South Wales by 2050, report finds 一项报告发现到2050年考拉将在新南威尔士州灭绝
4 years, 5 months ago

Koalas face extinction in New South Wales by 2050, report finds 一项报告发现到2050年考拉将在新南威尔士州灭绝

China Daily  

Koalas face extinction in New South Wales by 2050, report finds 一项报告发现到2050年考拉将在新南威尔士州灭绝 Play audio file 一项调查发现，如果不采取紧急行动，到2050年，考拉将在澳大利亚新南威尔士州灭绝。去年，据澳大利亚考拉基金会（Australian Koala Foundation）的估算，澳大利亚仅剩下不到8万只考拉。 The future of the koala and what is an important home is at stake. The committee said current policies to protect them were failing and made a number of recommendations to safeguard them, including establishing new national parks and reducing land clearing. …

Koalas Face Extinction in New South Wales as Bushfire and Heat Waves Damage Habitats
4 years, 5 months ago

Koalas Face Extinction in New South Wales as Bushfire and Heat Waves Damage Habitats

News 18  

Sydney Koalas will face extinction in Australia's New South Wales state before 2050 due to the continuous destruction of their habitat and frequent natural disasters occurring in the region, according to an official report published on Tuesday which urges greater environmental protection. According to ecologist Oisin Sweeney's research, some 15,000 to 20,000 koalas were in NSW which suffered devastating bushfires …

Koalas face extinction in New South Wales within 30 years, report warns
4 years, 5 months ago

Koalas face extinction in New South Wales within 30 years, report warns

ABC  

Koalas could be extinct in New South Wales within 30 years unless urgent action is taken, according a report by a parliamentary committee. Key points: Report finds at least 5,000 koalas died in recent bushfires More than 80 per cent of some habitat areas was destroyed Committee chair Cate Faehrmann calls for urgent action to increase protected habitat The report …

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