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The proposed Great Koala National Park (GKNP) in New South Wales aims to protect the endangered koala population by covering 1760sq.km of state forests and existing national parks. The park would safeguard about 20% of the state's wild koalas and has received support from conservationists, scientists, and the NSW Labor government. However, logging operations in the area continue to threaten koalas, leading to calls for a logging suspension across the entire proposed park. Traditional Owners and local activists are also advocating for koala protection. The Forestry Corporation of NSW claims to follow sustainable practices but has faced fines for illegal logging activities. The article emphasizes the importance of protecting koala habitat, highlighting the negative impacts of logging on koalas and other wildlife, such as habitat destruction and increased fire risk. It also mentions efforts to study and protect koalas, including scientific studies and the use of conservation detection dogs. Immediate action is needed to protect koala habitat and prevent further population decline. [Extracted from the article]

The article discusses the Great Koala National Park (GKNP) in the Bellinger Valley on the NSW Mid North Coast. The author, Liz Ginis, grew up in the area and witnessed industrial logging in the Tuckers Nob State Forest, which is part of the proposed park. The community in Bellingen is actively involved in protecting koala habitats and organizing protests against logging. However, the establishment of the GKNP would have an impact on the timber industry in the region. The article highlights the ongoing struggle to protect koala habitats from logging, with one activist expressing frustration at the lack of action to protect their habitat. [Extracted from the article]

The article offers information on the Janine Duffy, Echidna Walkabout Nature Tours, credits her mate Scruffy with igniting her passion for and conservation of a humble Aussie icon, the koala. It discusses that Janine's observations of Scruffy and his mates over the ensuing years led her o a ground-breaking discovery; and mentions that between 1992 and 2006, Janine's research centered around koalas in the Brisbane Ranges near Melbourne and over the years became more and more detailed.

The article discusses that the Flinders University palaeontologists have discovered 25-million-year-old fossilized teeth, revealing an ancient relative of the koala and potential connections to early Australian marsupials, extending the Diprotodontian fossil record by 30 million years.

The article offers information on the Australia Zoo Wildlife Hospital that protects several wildlife animals and birds in Australia. It offers information on death of wildlife expert, Steve Irwin . It mentions that the hospital preserves 900 koalas attacked by domestic dogs. It offers information on the television series "The Crocodile Hunter," starring the crocodile wrestling skills of Irwin.

The article presents information on various expeditions sponsored by the Australian Geographic Society. Society-sponsored speleologist Alan Warild, who won the Society's Spirit of Adventure award was the only Australian to join the first expeditions to the island of Madre de Dios, off the coast of southern Chile. Lizzie Corke and Shayne Neal, the Society's 2007 Conservation award winners are putting together research projects to assist with koala conservation and management. Lloyd Godson's and his partner Carolina Sarasiti are currently in Greece preparing for their 2008 Life Amphibious Expedition, a 500 km journey from Corfu Island to Ithaka Island, through the Ionian Sea off the coast of mainland Greece.

See koalas, wallabies and potoroos in the wild, or look for koalas in the fenced sanctuary area. For ACT residents, try the Koala Path walking trail in Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve, 45 minutes drive from Canberra. More info: Call Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve on 02 6207 7921 or visit tidbinbilla.act.gov.au NSW Platypus breeding season, Nymboida River Platypus breed in spring and are particularly active in NSW in September. [Extracted from the article]

FOK's plant nursery and koala sanctuary in the Northern Rivers region has been selected to receive special funding and other practical assistance by the Foundation for National Parks and Wildlife (FNPW). GEOBUZZ AND REGULARS FRIENDS OF THE Koala (FOK), a volunteer-run grassroots conservation organisation based in Lismore, New South Wales, knows better than most just how badly the Black Summer bushfires of 2019 - 20 have affected koala populations in this former stronghold for the much-loved but beleaguered marsupial. PHOTO (COLOR): Friends of the Koala nursery manager Mark Wilson with some of the 100,000 koala-friendly native eucalypts to be planted to help restore habitat lost in the Black Summer bushfires. [Extracted from the article]

The article provides information about the Australian Geographic Society-hosted travel to Raymond Island, Victoria, including departures and fares, expedition highlights, and itinerary.

The article focuses on wildlife conservationist, Lizzie Corke and her husband Shayne Neal. The couple has been devoted to serve wildlife in Australia and provide shelter to animals in their Cape Otway Centre for Conservation Ecology (COCCE) at Victoria and Great Ocean Ecolodge. They provide refuge to young kangaroos, koalas, birds, bandicoots, gliders and many more animals. It has been mentioned that Lizzie won the Prime Minister's Environmentalist of the Year award for 2005 and COCCE was awarded the Victorian Tourism Award for New Tourism Development in 2004.

The article reports that koala is now listed as vulnerable under the Commonwealth Endangered Species and Biodiversity Conservation Act. Koalas in Queensland, New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory are officially Vulnerable, while koalas in Victoria and South Australia aren't considered threatened.

The article reports on the smuggling of kangaroos by members of the 9th and 10th battalions of the Australian Imperial Force from home aboard transport ships en route to Egypt in 1914, according to Peter Stanley, principal historian at the Australian War Memorial in Canberra. Other soldiers brought wallabies, koalas and possums. When the soldiers left for Gallipoli, the mascots were bequeathed to the care of the Cairo Zoological Garden, now part of the Giza Zoo. Kangaroos were also smuggled during the Boer War in South Africa from 1899 to 1902.

The article provides an answer to a question on the intoxication of koalas from their gum leaves diet.

The article reports that the Australian Geographic Society is calling for members, readers and animal lovers to help the Australian Koala Foundation (AKF) with its effort to manage and conserve koalas living in the wild.

The article presents information on the extinction of Koalas in Australia, and efforts being undertaken to protect them. According to the Australian Koala Foundation (AKF), there are less than 100,000 koalas left in the wild throughout mainland Australia. The government considers the protection of the species to be primarily each State's responsibility. The States, in turn, largely pass on responsibility to local government, which often has the least resources and expertise in wildlife management or habitat assessment. AKF's Victorian liaison officer, Rolf Schlagloth says the problem began in early 1990s, when more than 3 million koalas were killed for their fur.

Deals with the koala colony in the Blue Mountains in Sydney, New South Wales. Description of koala habitats; Information on the koala conservation efforts of the Blue Mountain Wilderness Trust; Information on male koalas named Clancey and Norman.

Reports on the role of two koalas from Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary on Queensland's Gold Coast in wildlife conservation efforts in Taiwan. Popularity of the koalas among visitors of Taipei Zoo; Degradation of the environment in Taiwan; Response of the Taiwanese to the environmental campaign.

Highlights the monitoring of Clancy the koala in a Blue Mountains valley. Food of the koala.

Cites the overpopulation of koalas in Kangaroo Island, South Australia, and the proposed solution to the problem.

Focuses on the first koala which was conceived through artificial insemination by researchers at Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary and the University of Queensland on May 11, 1998. Objectives of the University of Sydney and its allied organizations to use the technology in reproducing marsupial.

Reports on efforts to address the overpopulation of koalas in Kangaroo Island, South Australia. Effects of koala overpopulation; Offer from the Australian Geographic Society to transfer koalas to vacant forests in western New South Wales; Sterilization of koalas under the South Australian government program called Koala Rescue; Recovery from the surgery.

Focuses on a study commissioned by the Australian Geographic Society on managing the overpopulation of koalas by moving them to southwestern New South Wales. How other organizations propose to handle the overpopulation; Reference to a study conducted by author, wildlife veterinarian, George Wilson.

Focuses on the results of a study by the University of Adelaide in Australia, which suggests that the koala has a very similar finger print to humans. Relationship between the koala and the chimpanzee and the gorilla; Plans to conduct a study into whether other climbing animals such as lizards have finger prints.

Reports on the Australian Geographic Society's opposition to the South Australian government's proposal to cull koalas on Kangaroo Island. Creation of a task force to explore management options for the koalas.