#koalas — Public Fediverse posts

"The koala population
in the Burbank bushland (south-east Queensland) ...has suffered massive losses in the past 20-30 years."

"...Those little ones cross roads, walk into backyards with dogs or trip into swimming pools … we've had all of those types of koalas rescued..."

Strapping tracking collars around their necks and buzzing the marsupial with thermal drones will now help monitor the sprawling urbanisation, cars and dogs?

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07-25/tracking-collars-monitor-qld-koala-populations/106938890
#koalas #wildlife #HabitatFragmentation #Burbank #SEQueensland #greenbelt #GofetchMyData #dogs #pets #roads #conservation #telemetry

"The koala population
in the Burbank bushland (south-east Queensland) ...has suffered massive losses in the past 20-30 years."

"...Those little ones cross roads, walk into backyards with dogs or trip into swimming pools … we've had all of those types of koalas rescued..."

Strapping tracking collars around their necks and buzzing the marsupial with thermal drones will now help monitor the sprawling urbanisation, cars and dogs?

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07-25/tracking-collars-monitor-qld-koala-populations/106938890
#koalas #wildlife #HabitatFragmentation #Burbank #SEQueensland #greenbelt #GofetchMyData #dogs #pets #roads #conservation #telemetry

Jimothy captivates the Internet, beautiful white cats, couple rescues mouse, and a baby koala.

Didn't think I'd find myself welling up at koala videos in the middle of the work day but here we are.

▶️ Hungry Koala Walks Up To Couple Asking For Help | The Dodo
https://youtube.com/watch?v=aRiKkZXS4Fw&si=GQ1gxSn0ZWkLMUY9
#koalas #australia #thedodo

Didn't think I'd find myself welling up at koala videos in the middle of the work day but here we are.

▶️ Hungry Koala Walks Up To Couple Asking For Help | The Dodo
https://youtube.com/watch?v=aRiKkZXS4Fw&si=GQ1gxSn0ZWkLMUY9
#koalas #australia #thedodo

Creating diversified revenue streams out of 'The koala park' -
carbon credits and logging?
Nature as cash cow

"A long-promised New South Wales great koala national park is set to go ahead after the Albanese government greenlit the state to receive hundreds of millions of dollars for protecting native forests previously earmarked for logging."

"...Polluting companies are allowed to buy an unlimited number of credits – also known as offsets – to count as their own cuts while continuing to pollute. Scientists have warned limiting the climate crisis requires rapid direct cuts in emissions and that carbon offsets should be used sparingly."

"NSW Greens MP Sue Higginson said the logging industry was unprofitable and the government should end it regardless of carbon credit revenue. “Reducing our forests in NSW to cash cows and offsets for climate polluters … sends a signal across the country that governments can disregard the intrinsic value of nature in favour of the latest get-out-of-jail-free card for climate polluters." >>
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/jun/26/great-koala-national-park-nsw-carbon-credit-deal
#biodiversity #NativeForests #FossilFuels #climate #pollution #offsets #LoggingIndustry #koalas #wildlife #ClimateCrisis

Creating diversified revenue streams out of 'The koala park' -
carbon credits and logging?
Nature as cash cow

"A long-promised New South Wales great koala national park is set to go ahead after the Albanese government greenlit the state to receive hundreds of millions of dollars for protecting native forests previously earmarked for logging."

"...Polluting companies are allowed to buy an unlimited number of credits – also known as offsets – to count as their own cuts while continuing to pollute. Scientists have warned limiting the climate crisis requires rapid direct cuts in emissions and that carbon offsets should be used sparingly."

"NSW Greens MP Sue Higginson said the logging industry was unprofitable and the government should end it regardless of carbon credit revenue. “Reducing our forests in NSW to cash cows and offsets for climate polluters … sends a signal across the country that governments can disregard the intrinsic value of nature in favour of the latest get-out-of-jail-free card for climate polluters." >>
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/jun/26/great-koala-national-park-nsw-carbon-credit-deal
#biodiversity #NativeForests #FossilFuels #climate #pollution #offsets #LoggingIndustry #koalas #wildlife #ClimateCrisis

Lingering loopholes in the new national environment laws

"The federal government says it fixed Australia's 'broken' environmental laws. Koala advocates disagree."

"Environmentalists believe the EPBC Act has (Australia's Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation) allowed habitat to be gradually lost, with multiple projects approved within the same area. Habitat loss on the Redlands coast has contributed to an 80 per cent drop in koala numbers over the last 25 years." >>
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-06-16/brisbane-koala-advocates-question-national-environment-laws/106748658
#EPBCAct #biodiversity #LandClearing #laws #regulation #sprawl #koalas #extinction

Lingering loopholes in the new national environment laws

"The federal government says it fixed Australia's 'broken' environmental laws. Koala advocates disagree."

"Environmentalists believe the EPBC Act has (Australia's Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation) allowed habitat to be gradually lost, with multiple projects approved within the same area. Habitat loss on the Redlands coast has contributed to an 80 per cent drop in koala numbers over the last 25 years." >>
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-06-16/brisbane-koala-advocates-question-national-environment-laws/106748658
#EPBCAct #biodiversity #LandClearing #laws #regulation #sprawl #koalas #extinction

NSW's native forests are worth more standing than shredded into woodchips. They protect wildlife, store carbon, safeguard water catchments and belong to future generations, not logging companies.
Premier Minns promised better. Time to end industrial native forest logging and protect what little remains. Add your voice.

#nswpol #forests #koalas #climate

https://wilderness.good.do/NSWindustriallogging25/nswmp_minns/

NSW's native forests are worth more standing than shredded into woodchips. They protect wildlife, store carbon, safeguard water catchments and belong to future generations, not logging companies.
Premier Minns promised better. Time to end industrial native forest logging and protect what little remains. Add your voice.

#nswpol #forests #koalas #climate

https://wilderness.good.do/NSWindustriallogging25/nswmp_minns/

Koalas are once again experiencing population declines across Australia.

"Koala numbers crashed across Australia 100,000 years ago. Global glacial cycles are likely to blame." The koala "is now listed as endangered in Queensland, New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory. "

"...Recent declines have generated a similar bottleneck over a much shorter time window, due to the historical and continued removal of suitable koala habitat. This is made worse by other threats such as hunting, disease, vehicle strikes, feral dog attacks and bushfires." >>
https://theconversation.com/koala-numbers-crashed-across-australia-100-000-years-ago-global-glacial-cycles-are-likely-to-blame-284558
#biodiversity #wildlife #koalas #habitat #NSW #NSWLogging #sprawl #cars #dogs #pets #RoadKill #FossilFuels #climate

Welcome to Australia,
where you can have a wealthy private school or
koala habitat but not both,
First Dog on the Moon >>
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/picture/2026/jun/03/welcome-to-australia-where-you-can-have-a-wealthy-private-school-or-koala-habitat-but-not-both

Image: First Dog on the Moon, Guardian
#biodiversity #wildlife #koalas #values #trees #sprawl #bulldozing #Australia

Welcome to Australia,
where you can have a wealthy private school or
koala habitat but not both,
First Dog on the Moon >>
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/picture/2026/jun/03/welcome-to-australia-where-you-can-have-a-wealthy-private-school-or-koala-habitat-but-not-both

Image: First Dog on the Moon, Guardian
#biodiversity #wildlife #koalas #values #trees #sprawl #bulldozing #Australia

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

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

Koalas at risk of death once seven-day temperatures rise beyond 27C
Nutritional and climate refugia for koalas

"Extreme heat is a major factor in the number of deaths and hospitalisations of Australians every year....An analysis of 11,862 koala rescue admissions to NSW animal hospitals found the marsupials were more likely to die when the seven-day average maximum temperature was greater than 27 degrees Celsius."

"Dr Mella said water stations could be left out as well as shade structures built for koalas in hot regions like north-west NSW. We do that for cattle and we do that for animals that we use for our needs, so we really should be doing it for wildlife as well."

When koalas rests low to the ground in the shade trying to beat the heat they are usually chased and injured by dogs and car. >>
https://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2026-05-27/koala-deaths-linked-to-a-few-extra-degrees-of-heat/106722276
#Koalas #refugia #FossilFuels #heatwaves #drought #climate #cars #sprawl #dogs #NSW #MassMortalities #widllife #extinctions #DomesticAnimals #HeatRelatedRisks #biodiversity

Koalas at risk of death once seven-day temperatures rise beyond 27C
Nutritional and climate refugia for koalas

"Extreme heat is a major factor in the number of deaths and hospitalisations of Australians every year....An analysis of 11,862 koala rescue admissions to NSW animal hospitals found the marsupials were more likely to die when the seven-day average maximum temperature was greater than 27 degrees Celsius."

"Dr Mella said water stations could be left out as well as shade structures built for koalas in hot regions like north-west NSW. We do that for cattle and we do that for animals that we use for our needs, so we really should be doing it for wildlife as well."

When koalas rests low to the ground in the shade trying to beat the heat they are usually chased and injured by dogs and car. >>
https://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2026-05-27/koala-deaths-linked-to-a-few-extra-degrees-of-heat/106722276
#Koalas #refugia #FossilFuels #heatwaves #drought #climate #cars #sprawl #dogs #NSW #MassMortalities #widllife #extinctions #DomesticAnimals #HeatRelatedRisks #biodiversity

🐨🍼 Scientists at the University of the #SunshineCoast in #Queensland, #Australia, are milking #koalas to analyze their milk.

They found the liquid contains unique proteins that kill harmful #bacteria and #fungi. The #research helps explain how joeys survive in their mothers’ pouches and offers clues for better koala #conservation.

👉 https://www.discoverwildlife.com/animal-facts/koala-milk

#koala #biology #marsupials #mammals #wildlife #science #evolution #zoology #biochemistry #nature #microbiology

🐨🍼 Scientists at the University of the #SunshineCoast in #Queensland, #Australia, are milking #koalas to analyze their milk.

They found the liquid contains unique proteins that kill harmful #bacteria and #fungi. The #research helps explain how joeys survive in their mothers’ pouches and offers clues for better koala #conservation.

👉 https://www.discoverwildlife.com/animal-facts/koala-milk

#koala #biology #marsupials #mammals #wildlife #science #evolution #zoology #biochemistry #nature #microbiology

Australia’s new national park links habitat to protect koalas https://news.mongabay.com/2026/05/australias-new-national-park-links-habitat-to-protect-koalas/

#Australia #environment #NationalPark #habitat #wildlife #koalas

Australia’s new national park links habitat to protect koalas https://news.mongabay.com/2026/05/australias-new-national-park-links-habitat-to-protect-koalas/

#Australia #environment #NationalPark #habitat #wildlife #koalas

Nature shows it doesn’t matter what color you are, what gender you are, what species you are, you deserve unconditional love! Mother animals will accept an orphan and save its life. #Nature #MothersDay #Animals #Koalas #Fox

Biodiversity under the wheels

Koalas, kangaroos, wallabies, wombats and other wildlife are forced to dwell in fragmented spaces having to cross many roads to go about their life. Mobility design is primarily for combustion machines to fly along their supply chains. The mobility needs of the un-motorised is not taken care of with the existing infrastructure.

"Tens of thousands of collisions with animals are recorded each year across Australia and the number appears to be rising. According to NRMA Insurance claims data, there was a 21% rise in animal collision claims from 2024-2025."

"Many large animals, including kangaroos, are most active at dusk and night, often moving to feed along roadside vegetation. Insurance data shows collisions are concentrated on regional and rural roads, where higher speeds, limited lighting and greater exposure to wildlife increase risk." >>
https://theconversation.com/crashes-involving-animals-spike-in-winter-heres-how-to-avoid-them-281531
#biodiversity #wildlife #MobilityDesign #vehicles #roads #speed #RoadTrauma #kangaroos #wallabies #koalas #wombats #birds #crashes

Biodiversity under the wheels

Koalas, kangaroos, wallabies, wombats and other wildlife are forced to dwell in fragmented spaces having to cross many roads to go about their life. Mobility design is primarily for combustion machines to fly along their supply chains. The mobility needs of the un-motorised is not taken care of with the existing infrastructure.

"Tens of thousands of collisions with animals are recorded each year across Australia and the number appears to be rising. According to NRMA Insurance claims data, there was a 21% rise in animal collision claims from 2024-2025."

"Many large animals, including kangaroos, are most active at dusk and night, often moving to feed along roadside vegetation. Insurance data shows collisions are concentrated on regional and rural roads, where higher speeds, limited lighting and greater exposure to wildlife increase risk." >>
https://theconversation.com/crashes-involving-animals-spike-in-winter-heres-how-to-avoid-them-281531
#biodiversity #wildlife #MobilityDesign #vehicles #roads #speed #RoadTrauma #kangaroos #wallabies #koalas #wombats #birds #crashes

the stars of this week's feature in #CurrentBiology are more than 400 cuddly #koalas! It's all about #conservation #genomics, also covering eg #SnowLeopards, #SeaSnails, #lemurs https://proseandpassion.blogspot.com/2026/04/survival-secrets-of-koalas.html

#science #genome

the stars of this week's feature in #CurrentBiology are more than 400 cuddly #koalas! It's all about #conservation #genomics, also covering eg #SnowLeopards, #SeaSnails, #lemurs https://proseandpassion.blogspot.com/2026/04/survival-secrets-of-koalas.html

#science #genome

Koalas in NSW were predicted to be extinct in the wild by 2050 after the Black Summer fires. Now they’re officially endangered.
Meanwhile, it’s not governments leading the charge — it’s small local groups planting trees and rebuilding habitat, one patch at a time.
This is what real action looks like.

#australia #koalas #climate #environment #bushfires

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=irC_iXOqDX0

Koalas in NSW were predicted to be extinct in the wild by 2050 after the Black Summer fires. Now they’re officially endangered.
Meanwhile, it’s not governments leading the charge — it’s small local groups planting trees and rebuilding habitat, one patch at a time.
This is what real action looks like.

#australia #koalas #climate #environment #bushfires

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=irC_iXOqDX0

Dreamworld Gold Coast
without the koalas

Koala habitats would be impacted under the proposal to expand Dreamworld.

Coomera resident "said he could hardly believe it was the same suburb where he once saw koalas in the trees. "It's all gone...It's just wall-to-wall suburban development."

"Dr O'Hare said instead of clearing vegetation and koala habitat for the project, developers should use 7 hectares of land occupied by a car park." >>
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04-07/dreamworld-expansion-considered-concern-traffic-gridlock/106469590
#biodiversity #koalas #sprawl #Cars #traffic #CarDependence #CarParks #Coomera #LandClearing

Dreamworld Gold Coast
without the koalas

Koala habitats would be impacted under the proposal to expand Dreamworld.

Coomera resident "said he could hardly believe it was the same suburb where he once saw koalas in the trees. "It's all gone...It's just wall-to-wall suburban development."

"Dr O'Hare said instead of clearing vegetation and koala habitat for the project, developers should use 7 hectares of land occupied by a car park." >>
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04-07/dreamworld-expansion-considered-concern-traffic-gridlock/106469590
#biodiversity #koalas #sprawl #Cars #traffic #CarDependence #CarParks #Coomera #LandClearing

Tomorrow, we are heading off to #LakesEntrance for the long weekend. We will have fun with friends and family. See the #Koalas and #Seals. I'll surely be sharing some beautiful photos with you all! And a longer form #journal entry to my new website ;)

Koala dies after allegedly being dragged behind vehicle down a street

"A rope was tied around the animal's neck and the other end was looped around a vehicle's tow ball, before the animal was dragged along the road."

"There was blood and fur along the road where it got dragged. It was gurgling blood and had deep abrasions over a lot of its body."

"Volunteer vets were forced to euthanise the animal after it suffered injuries, including deep abrasions and a fractured jaw."
>>
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03-26/koala-killed-after-being-dragged-behind-vehicle/106497782

More on motorists dragged living beings behind their cars >
https://www.abc.net.au/news/search?query=dragged%20behind%20a%20car
#koalas #cars #motorists #cruelty #WildlifeCrime #Australia #Koroit #values #biodiversity

Koala dies after allegedly being dragged behind vehicle down a street

"A rope was tied around the animal's neck and the other end was looped around a vehicle's tow ball, before the animal was dragged along the road."

"There was blood and fur along the road where it got dragged. It was gurgling blood and had deep abrasions over a lot of its body."

"Volunteer vets were forced to euthanise the animal after it suffered injuries, including deep abrasions and a fractured jaw."
>>
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03-26/koala-killed-after-being-dragged-behind-vehicle/106497782

More on motorists dragged living beings behind their cars >
https://www.abc.net.au/news/search?query=dragged%20behind%20a%20car
#koalas #cars #motorists #cruelty #WildlifeCrime #Australia #Koroit #values #biodiversity

Koala habitat logged by farmers. Will they be charged under the new environment laws?

"Carte blanche" for bulldozing endangered ecosystems?

"The Australian Conservation Foundation has identified a dozen cases of land clearing since December that should have sought environmental approval."

"The ACF has found, via satellite imagery, a dozen cases in Queensland and NSW of old bushland containing endangered habitats being cleared without any of the necessary referrals for approval."

"The maximum penalty for breaches of the EPBC Act is up to $1.565 million for individuals and up to $15.65 million for corporate breaches." >>
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03-19/epbc-land-clearing-koala-unaware-farmers/106452434
#biodiversity #EPBCAct #LandClearing #farmers #koalas #NativeVegetation #law #EndangeredEcosystems #NSW

Koala habitat logged by farmers. Will they be charged under the new environment laws?

"Carte blanche" for bulldozing endangered ecosystems?

"The Australian Conservation Foundation has identified a dozen cases of land clearing since December that should have sought environmental approval."

"The ACF has found, via satellite imagery, a dozen cases in Queensland and NSW of old bushland containing endangered habitats being cleared without any of the necessary referrals for approval."

"The maximum penalty for breaches of the EPBC Act is up to $1.565 million for individuals and up to $15.65 million for corporate breaches." >>
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03-19/epbc-land-clearing-koala-unaware-farmers/106452434
#biodiversity #EPBCAct #LandClearing #farmers #koalas #NativeVegetation #law #EndangeredEcosystems #NSW

5-Mar-2026
Whole-#genome study of #koalas transforms how we understand genetic risk in #endangeredSpecies
World-first evidence that #conservation decisions can’t rely on static measures of genetic #diversity

https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1118649

#science #ecology #extinction #australia

5-Mar-2026
Whole-#genome study of #koalas transforms how we understand genetic risk in #endangeredSpecies
World-first evidence that #conservation decisions can’t rely on static measures of genetic #diversity

https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1118649

#science #ecology #extinction #australia

Na créatúir bhochta sa zú. They seem to have less shelter so that we can spectate. I do love the Koala Cam, but surely these days there's a better solution for them and us? #ainmithe #nadúr #animals #nature #koalas

Na créatúir bhochta sa zú. They seem to have less shelter so that we can spectate. I do love the Koala Cam, but surely these days there's a better solution for them and us? #ainmithe #nadúr #animals #nature #koalas

In Sydney on Sunday? Want a free brunch (and to help stop the proposed Moolarben Coal Expansion from destroying yet more of the climate and also pushing Koalas further to extinction)?

The nice people at Humanist Society of NSW are putting on a submission writing brunch:

https://events.humanitix.com/moolarben-submission-writing-brunch

Boosts appreciated!

#Coal #Killing #Koalas #Sydney

Cat rescued from Doritos bag, really big dog gets adopted, meet a Puppy Bowl pup, and koala-ty time.

Cat rescued from Doritos bag, really big dog gets adopted, meet a Puppy Bowl pup, and koala-ty time.

#ArcfoxKoalaS #Arcfox #KoalaS #Elektroauto #EAuto #ChinaEV #ElektroKompakt #CityEV #AutoNeuheiten #Elektrofahrzeug #Nachhaltigkeit #Mobilität #Autoliebhaber #ElektroMobilität #AutoReview #Fahrbericht #Autonews #KoalaSTest

https://evautos25.de/arcfox-koala-s/

Australia approves chlamydia vaccine for #koalas : NPR https://www.npr.org/2025/09/14/nx-s1-5541358/australia-koala-chlamydia-vaccine “"It's based on Chlamydia pecorum's major outer membrane protein (MOMP), and offers three levels of protection – reducing infection, preventing progression to clinical disease and, in some cases, reversing existing symptoms," Phillips said in a statement.

The study… published last year found that the vaccine reduced signs of chlamydia during a koala's breeding age and decreased death from the disease by 64%.”

Australia approves chlamydia vaccine for #koalas : NPR https://www.npr.org/2025/09/14/nx-s1-5541358/australia-koala-chlamydia-vaccine “"It's based on Chlamydia pecorum's major outer membrane protein (MOMP), and offers three levels of protection – reducing infection, preventing progression to clinical disease and, in some cases, reversing existing symptoms," Phillips said in a statement.

The study… published last year found that the vaccine reduced signs of chlamydia during a koala's breeding age and decreased death from the disease by 64%.”

@DaveWhittle

A thirsty koala

#photography
#Australia
#koalas

@DaveWhittle

A thirsty koala

#photography
#Australia
#koalas

Koalas - endangered in parts but overabundant in others

"Koalas in Queensland, New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory have been listed as endangered by the Australian government since 2022. In these places, Crowther says, native populations have declined due to land-clearing, habitat fragmentation caused by urban development, disease, and death from vehicle strikes and dog attacks."

"Analysis has shown that nearly 2m hectares of forests suitable for koalas have been destroyed since the marsupial was declared a threatened species in 2011. Most of the clearing – 81% – occurred in Queensland."
>>
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jan/19/australias-koala-paradox-why-is-the-beloved-marsupial-endangered-in-parts-but-overabundant-in-others
#biodiversity #koalas #habitat #sprawl #cars #dogs #climate #NSWLogging #destruction

Koalas - endangered in parts but overabundant in others

"Koalas in Queensland, New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory have been listed as endangered by the Australian government since 2022. In these places, Crowther says, native populations have declined due to land-clearing, habitat fragmentation caused by urban development, disease, and death from vehicle strikes and dog attacks."

"Analysis has shown that nearly 2m hectares of forests suitable for koalas have been destroyed since the marsupial was declared a threatened species in 2011. Most of the clearing – 81% – occurred in Queensland."
>>
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jan/19/australias-koala-paradox-why-is-the-beloved-marsupial-endangered-in-parts-but-overabundant-in-others
#biodiversity #koalas #habitat #sprawl #cars #dogs #climate #NSWLogging #destruction

Mount Lofty Ranges koala population boom risks starvation, study finds

"Unlike South Australian koalas, those in Queensland and New South Wales are considered an endangered species due to threats of land clearing, urbanisation and climate change...Professor Bradshaw said native fauna must be safeguarded carefully, as Australia has one of the highest mammal extinction rate in the world."
>>
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01-18/researchers-find-mount-lofty-ranges-koala-boom-risk-starvation/106156850
#koalas #habitat #destruction #biodiversity #extinction

Mount Lofty Ranges koala population boom risks starvation, study finds

"Unlike South Australian koalas, those in Queensland and New South Wales are considered an endangered species due to threats of land clearing, urbanisation and climate change...Professor Bradshaw said native fauna must be safeguarded carefully, as Australia has one of the highest mammal extinction rate in the world."
>>
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01-18/researchers-find-mount-lofty-ranges-koala-boom-risk-starvation/106156850
#koalas #habitat #destruction #biodiversity #extinction

Comfy?

*Phascolarctos cinereus*, Koalas (1863) by John Gould, from The Mammals of Australia.

Source: Smithsonian Libraries and Archives / Biodiversity Heritage LibraryFlickr: The Commons

https://pdimagearchive.org/images/bb4c9e58-ef77-401f-885a-e919326dc296

#animals #koalas #australia #art #publicdomain