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MAYOR Tom Tate is challenging environmentalists to “show us the money” as the Gold Coast City Council gives the green light to buying up koala … [follow link to original story…]

SUNSHINE Coast animal rescuers say people need to take more responsibility for their dogs after a well-known koala was reportedly mauled to death … [follow link to original story…]

“This is an enormous threat to both the koalas and to local community. … “The primary purpose of the reserve is to protect koala habitat and extend the … [follow link to original story…]

The President of WWF International has warned Australian leaders that the nation’s iconic marsupial, the koala, is at risk of extinction due to high rates … [follow link to original story…]

“Koalas are pretty fussy and will pick certain trees over others even though they are the same species, because of micro differences in water and … [follow link to original story…]

CONCEPT plans to construct horse riding and bushwalking trails on the Mid North Coast as part of the ambitious Great Koala National Park proposal … [follow link to original story…]

Koalas were the focus of protests on the north coast as part of a National Forest Uprising and Ms Walker was part of a multi-pronged action yesterday … [follow link to original story…]

A small group of protesters have converged on the NSW Forestry building in Coffs Harbour as part of a rally to save koalas. The group called the … [follow link to original story…]

A new study has revealed the plummeting number of koalas in NSW, but six years worth of research on more than 100 tracked koalas is hoping to … [follow link to original story…]

Gold Coast Environment advocate Lois Levy:

“Koalas are dying in droves down here (Gold Coast)”

“We have had 500 koalas admitted to the Currumbin Wildlife Hospital in the past 12 months”

“It is an absolute crisis and yet nothing – literally nothing – is being done.”…

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