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Male koalas’ mating calls give better picture of animal numbers

April 17, 2017

Law describes the sound as a deep “bellow”, followed by intermittent gasps. “It was the male koala's mating call,” he says, “and we heard it throughout ... [follow link to original...

Reducing the impact of Golden Rain trees in the Lismore area

April 15, 2017

Lismore City Council (LCC) and Friends of the Koala (FOK) are working together to reduce the impact of Golden Rain Tree on council reserves in Lismore. FOK have taken on...

Mining company QGC given approval to clear critical koala habitat for CSG wells near Dalby

March 28, 2017

A gas company has been given federal approval to clear 54 hectares of koala habitat for new coal seam gas wells on Queensland's Western Downs. [follow link to original story...]

OPINION: Letters to the editor of the Western Advocate

March 17, 2017

Laws were passed in April 2012 to make koalas a “threatened species” and their habitat an “endangered ecological community”, yet developments ... [follow link to original story...] This letter-writer is...

Koala population crash highlights long list of government failures, report finds

March 11, 2017

Koala protection efforts are failing in Queensland despite clear evidence of devastating population losses, a new report has found. [follow link to original story...]

Koalas driven to drink by climate change

March 4, 2017

Leaves were thought to be all koalas needed but video footage shows koalas are thirsty; it is believed climate change is transforming the national ... [follow link to original story...]