#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/people/222734/ 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 #JeffBezos #koalas #RoyalNationalPark #SustainableLandscapeDesign #WildlifeCorridor #WildlifeCrossing

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

The up…
#NewsBeep #News #Wildlife #animalhabitatconnectivity #AU #Australia #CawleysBridge #Environmentalconservation #HeathcoteNationalPark #infrastructureforwildlife #koalas #RoyalNationalPark #Science #sustainablelandscapedesign #wildlifecorridor #wildlifecrossing
https://www.newsbeep.com/au/886950/

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

The up…
#NewsBeep #News #Wildlife #animalhabitatconnectivity #AU #Australia #CawleysBridge #Environmentalconservation #HeathcoteNationalPark #infrastructureforwildlife #koalas #RoyalNationalPark #Science #sustainablelandscapedesign #wildlifecorridor #wildlifecrossing
https://www.newsbeep.com/au/886950/

https://www.europesays.com/ie/681938/ 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 #Éire #EnvironmentalConservation #HeathcoteNationalPark #IE #InfrastructureForWildlife #Ireland #koalas #RoyalNationalPark #Science #SustainableLandscapeDesign #Wildlife #WildlifeCorridor #WildlifeCrossing

Koala severely injured by logging action

"The koala was euthanised on welfare grounds the following day." >>
https://coffscoast.newsofthearea.com.au/locals-distressed-by-koala-death-at-pine-creek-state-forest
#koalas #LoggingIndustry #plantations #NSW #MidnorthCoast #mortalities #FCNSW #PineCreek #biodiversity #wildlife #conservation #CollateralHarm

Logging the Promised Land, Bellingen/ Gleniffer

Promised Land Forest! Tuckers Nob, 250 ha, 130ha clearfall, 120 ha thinning.

Stakeholder Consultation - Remnant Forest Protection & Tuckers Nob Forestry Operations Compartments 8, 10, 11, 12, 17 18 >>
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/TuckersRemnantsSurvey-Residents

How NSW Forestry converts native forest to plantations , Dr Tim Cadman
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4wY9HzWwEvs

Unfortunately most residents and Friends groups use (closed) proprietary social media platforms, owned by the parent company of Meta Platforms
#SaveTuckersNob #FriendsOfTuckersNob #BellingenLogging #NSWLogging #NSWForestry #loggingIndustry #loggingIndustry #loggingImpacts #biodiversity #remnants #wildlife #koalas #harm #Gleniffer #Bellingen #PromisedLand #NSW #MIdNorthCoast #SaveChristmasHoles

A koala unfriendly infrastructure

"The sixth koala killed between Bonville and Repton."

No virtual fencing, no AI sensors, no speed restrictions
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https://coffscoast.newsofthearea.com.au/koala-highway-death-raises-questions-over-wait-for-signage

"Signs are litter on a stick
Signs are white noise motorists ignore
Signs are a cheap option"
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Crossings: How Road Ecology Is Shaping The Future of Our Planet with Ben Goldfarb
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TVkw0fOslck
#koalas #wildlife #Biodiversity #conservation #roads #highways #NegativeExternalities #Infrastructure #cars #vehicles #crashes #ExtinctionCrisis #RoadEcology #RoadKill #signage #fencing #MidNorthCoast #ThegreatkoalaNationalPark #Bellingen #Repton #Bonville #Coffs #WildlifeSafety

Koala signage (litter on a stick) erected and then vandalised by motorists. Bellingen/ Gleniffer

Save The Koala Day .

#savethekoalas #koalasofinstagram #koala #koalababy #koalalove #babykoala #koalalife #koalarescue #koalafreak #koalas #koalafanworld #koalabear #koalabears #australia #savethekoala #australiananimals #koalagang #animals #koalasgram #wildlife #australiankoalafoundation #animal #koalapark #animallovers #australianwildlife #koalachallenge #koalasanctuary #cute #nature #cutekoala

https://itsmostamazingindia.wordpress.com/2025/09/26/save-the-koala-day/

Monetising the great koala national park

"The government estimates the park’s value as a tourism destination will generate an extra $163m for the state’s economy over two decades. The native logging division of NSW Forestry Corporation has run at a loss for several years...The Minns government on Sunday revealed the proposed outlines of the park, fulfilling its 2023 election commitment...A moratorium on logging within its boundaries begins on Monday."
End native forest logging across NSW. Recognise remnant flora and fauna in 'plantations'.
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https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/sep/08/minns-140m-great-koala-national-park-regional-towns-coalition-nsw
#biodiversity #wildlife #koalas #TheGreatKoalaNationalPark #ecosystems #value #nature #commodification #NSWLogging #FailedAssets #FCNSW #StrandedAssets #MidNorthCoast #deforestation #plantations #extractivism #CashCow #ExtinctionCrisis

Image: Anthropomorphic image of a koala unboxing the cornucopia of a tourist park.

Careless drivers knocking down signage II

Cnr of #RosesRoad, John Locke Pl. Ever since the #GlenifferRoad 'upgrade'. No road is ever wide enough.
#Cars #speeding #roads #motorists #Bellingen #speeding #BellingenShire #inaction #gleniffer #koalas #RecklessDriving

Drone locates 20 koalas in forest due to be logged next year

"A thermal drone imaging survey has been conducted over a plantation within the Great Koala National Park footprint. 20 koalas were detected over two nights at Tuckers Nob State Forest, which is due to be logged in the New Year."

The so called 'plantations' are more like native forests. Tuckers Nob forest must be included in the great koala national park. Video>>
https://www.nbnnews.com.au/2024/12/18/drone-locates-20-koalas-in-forest-due-to-be-logged-next-year/
#LoggingImpacts #NSWLogging #BellingenLogging #koalas #SaveTuckersNob #Bellingen #Gleniffer #plantations #TheGreatKoalaNationalPark #wildlife #conservation #drones #RadioTelemetry #FCNSW #destruction

Koala deaths though road and highway crashes

“There were five koala deaths on this section of the Bruxner Highway in August alone and any protection measure we can take to reduce that toll is worth taking. A section of the highway between Lismore and Casino will have the speed reduced from 100km to 80km in a bid to reduce koala deaths...Members of the public regularly call us about koalas in roadside trees, which causes sleepless nights wondering if they will be the next ones hit that we have to pick up.”

There seems to be a lack of impact data on the 'dispersed' koalas of the 'upgraded' Gleniffer 'Highway' through the industrially logged forests of Bellingen/Gleniffer. The 50s mobility design has achieved its goal, more traffic is speeding now. Meanwhile, photos proliferate of 'koalas in roadside trees'.
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https://indynr.com/speed-zone-change-on-bruxner-highway-will-reduce-koala-deaths/
#koalas #wildlife #MobilityDesign #roads #cars #roadkill #DeathHotspots #speed #GlenifferRoad #speeding #BellingenLogging #Bellingen #Gleniffer #conservation #MembersOfThePublic

Koalas

"After European colonization in 1788, more species have become extinct in Australia than in any other country on Earth (Australian Government Department of Agriculture Water and the Environment, 2022)."

In 2020, the NSW Parliamentary Inquiry into Koalas found that koalas will become extinct before 2050. Why?

Habitat grab, cars and dogs
"Koalas who had been attacked by a dog, fallen from a tree, and/or been hit by a motor vehicle were more likely to be euthanized or found deceased than released."
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Charalambous, R., Descovich, K. A., & Narayan, E. J. (2024). Identifying Trends in Admission and Release of Wild Koalas in Veterinary Clinics Throughout Queensland, Australia. Society & Animals (published online ahead of print 2024).
https://doi.org/10.1163/15685306-bja10220
#koalas #Bellingen #Gleniffer #roads #dogs #pets #GlenifferRoad #RosesRoad #loggingIndustry #LoggingImpacts #SettlerSociety #BiodiversityCrisis #Ecocide #ExtinctionCrisis #EPBCAct

#SaveTuckersNob
#GreatKoalaPark
#StopLoggingKoalaHabitat
#koalas #biodiversity
#ClimateEmergency
#Bellingen #NeverNever #river
#FCNSW #Gleniffer
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https://mastodon.au/@Bellingen/112878560742542678
https://mastodon.au/@Bellingen/112878562532954829

Bellingen without the forests?
https://bellingenarea.blogspot.com/2024/02/a-master-plan-for-bellingen-placemaking.html
#BellingenShire #Bellingen #MasterPlan #BellingenLogging #Biodiversity #Logging #LoggingIndustry #destruction #LoggingImpacts #koalas #TheGreatKoalaNationalPark #Gleniffer #GumbaynggirrCountry #SettlerSociety #CarDependency

Tuckers Nob State forest incineration after logging. The image is from Gleniffer Road near a residential area.

Bellingen under toxic smoke from logging fires at 33 °C
https://mastodon.au/@Bellingen/112013566248072051

#FCNSW #LoggingImpacts #pollution #GlenifferRoad #AirQuality #Climate #BiodiversityCrisis #koalas #BellingenShire #BellingenLogging #destruction #NativeForests #OneHealth #Gleniffer #SaveTuckersNob #NativeForestIncineration #fires

Private landholders control 60% of the Australian continent.
Many of Australia’s ecosystems are severely degraded.
Only 22% of Australia’s landmass is currently protected.

"About 60% of the continent is owned or managed privately – and 70% to 90% of inadequately protected wildlife is found mostly on such land, which includes farms, pastoral leases and mines."

"Through what legal mechanism can private landholders be engaged in biodiversity conservation? A conservation covenant is a legally binding commitment landholders make to restrict how their property is used."

"Existing covenants are generally used to protect high-value conservation land where ecosystems are healthy. Rarely are they used on degraded land needing restoration, such as overgrazed paddocks or former mining."
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https://theconversation.com/private-landholders-control-60-of-the-australian-continent-so-lets-get-them-involved-in-nature-protection-217450
#PrivateLandholders #degradation #mining #overgrazing #ConservationCovenant #NaturePositive #30x30 #nature #wildlife #koalas #Refuges #NatureRepair #restoration #conservation #biodiversity #climate

I chatted with Drive host Anna Vidot about a menagerie of animal shows starting in Australia on Wednesday, including #Oscar nominated #AllThatBreathes on #Foxtel; #WildlifeER on #SBS; and #TheDogHouseAU on #Network10AU. Happy viewing, and join us Mondays after 5.40pm on #ABCRadioCanberra for What to Watch This Week! Photo courtesy of SBS. #tvshows #movies #koalas #australia

#FarmersForClimateAction had a stall at #Primex22 to make landholders and #farmers aware of the effects of #climatechange and #climatechangepolicy on #farmviability and the need for #climateaction

The petition to stop #subsidies to coal and gas companies who are buying farmland #foodsecurity was well received #FarmersB4Coal #FarmersB4CSG 💕👍

So many though, despite unprecedented #floods 8 months ago, weren't interested in even discussing the subject 😰💔 most disappointing was those with kids and grandkids, and those struggling due to #droughts #floods

It was easier to get people to talk about #koalas 🙏🐨🤗💖 at #FriendsOfTheKoala stall 🙄