#koalas — Public Fediverse posts

Beware of Drop Bears Signage - 'Slow Down, Koalas on Road'. Stay safe, social media folk. Meta-marsupials are on the move, footloose, and fancy free. #koalas #dropbears

https://www.europesays.com/uk/1197471/ In 1974, an Australian ranger proposed turning a service bridge into a wildlife corridor; 52 years later, it opened over a motorway carrying 40,000 vehicles a day, reconnecting two national parks #AnimalHabitatConnectivity #CawleysBridge #EnvironmentalConservation #HeathcoteNationalPark #InfrastructureForWildlife #koalas #RoyalNationalPark #Science #SustainableLandscapeDesign #UK #UnitedKingdom #wildlife #WildlifeCorridor #WildlifeCrossing

Koalas depend on bats

"Without the bats, the koalas wouldn't have the trees. So the bats are the ones that are fertilising those big eucalypts that koalas love."

"A lot of people overseas when they think of Australia, they think of koalas." In Australia "there's ...a lack of awareness about the role of bats in controlling insect populations, pollinating plants and spreading seeds, much like birds and bees do."

"Perceptions have consequences: The Conservation Council of WA (CCWA) says more than half of the state's species are in decline, or their status is unknown, due to a lack of research."
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https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-04-28/australia-bats-poor-reputation-covid-links-and-vampire-myths/103669082
#koalas #bats #FlyingFoxes #eucalypts #mining #misconception #superstition #EcologicalLiteracy