In the news

NSW parliament’s upper house will hold an urgent hearing on the extent of damage to the koala population from the recent bushfires, with 2,000 … [follow link to original story…]

Aussie Ark aims to create a 7000-hectare sanctuary for koalas in the … The project, known as Koala Ark, aims to secure a wild population of 1000 to … [follow link to original story…]

KOALAS in South East Queensland will be better protected under a landmark proposal unveiled by the State Government. Premier Annastacia … [follow link to original story…]

In the aftermath of bushfires destroying the state’s most important koala habitat near Port Macquarie, killing hundreds of the vulnerable animals, … [follow link to original story…]

Since the fires began, 43 animals, 29 of them koalas, have come into the RSPCA because of the fires. The Wildlife Hospital is already “under siege” … [follow link to original story…]

Hospital admissions are up by eight per cent, with koala admissions alone jumping from 27 last year to 477 this year. Senior vet Dr Michael Pyne said … [follow link to original story…]

Ms Barrow said on Sunday there were 12 injured koalas brought into the Wacol hospital, compared with the usual daily average of three or four. [follow link to original story…]

Koala saved from bushfire by brave shirtless rescuer dies … A koala who captured the hearts of the world after he was rescued from a bushfire crying … [follow link to original story…]

A staggering $938,000 has been raised for animals injured in the blazes, with a new wild koala breeding program to be established in New South … [follow link to original story…]

Video showing an ex-policeman giving a badly burnt koala a drink of water is an emotional scene – one among many – coming out of the devastation … [follow link to original story…]