Habitat clearance, disease, dog attacks, car hits, and climate change are threatening the survival of Australia’s most iconic animal. The effects of climate change on koalas and the ravages of diseases […]
Koalas ‘being driven towards extinction’
‘Koalas have been reduced to grazing like sheep,’ conference told
Delegates to the national koala conference in Port Macquarie in the eastern Australian state of New South Wales heard today (Saturday) about the plight of koalas who are displaced when blue gum plantations […]
‘Climate change likely to have severe impact on koalas,’ conference told
Climate change was one of the main threats to the survival of the koala that were highlighted on the first day of a national koala conference that started in Port Macquarie in […]
National Koala Alliance launches on World Habitat Day
A new alliance has been launched to protect the koala. The National Koala Alliance (NKA) – which is a non-profit network of wildlife carers, rescuers, advocates, conservationists, and researchers – chose World […]
Scientists announce koala vaccine breakthrough
Scientists in Australia announced today that they have conducted the first successful field trial of a vaccine against chlamydia in koalas. Chlamydia is a main cause of koala deaths. It can cause […]
Koala extinctions already a reality
Koalas are already considered extinct in Avalon, north of Sydney, and are in danger of disappearing from many other parts of Australia. The iconic animal that tourists queue up to cuddle is […]
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