ADOPT AKOALA

your own cute koala

KoalaMap

sightings and habitat

OnlineShop

enter here

Plant aTree

online here

DonateHere

save a koala

Search

The life of a koala

Koala babies are called joeys. A newborn joey looks just like a pink jellybean! It's about 2 centimetres long, has no fur and its eyes and ears are not yet fully formed. Koala joeys are born without fur, and with their eyes and ears not yet fully developed. This...

A brief history of koalas

PROJECT TIP Find an Aboriginal legend about a Koala and include it in your project or read it to your class. Find out what it means to be a Protected Species. Does it mean the habitat is protected? Koalas probably evolved over 25 million years ago in the forests which...

Graphics Page

Welcome to our free koala graphics download pages INSTRUCTIONS: Click on any thumbnail below to be taken to a larger view and download page. Then to download any pictures, right click on the image and save it to your computer.      ...

Koala Beach Housing Development

The Australian Koala Foundation has created a Koala-friendly development in association with Gold Coast-based developer The Ray Group, where a community makes conscious compromises to its lifestyle so that it can co-exist with wild Koalas. The development site is...

Army store

Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. In neque diam, aliquet et fermentum ut, elementum et neque. Donec vel ante vitae elit accumsan rutrum at vitae nisl. Integer non dolor augue, in pellentesque tortor. Sed laoreet neque sit amet sapien fermentum...

The Battleplan

We need YOU to help spread the word to as many people as possible... (visit enlist to share with your friends). Download Koala Army posters here: We all need to become better global citizens if we are going to save the Koala. Read and share: The first thing you can do...

Enlist

To save the Koala we need an army of supporters! Help spread the word to as many people as possible by sharing the Koala Army with friends and family. You can start by sharing this page using the buttons in the sidebar. #koalaarmy   Resources We've also put...

AKF’s stance on koala relocation and culling

In recent years there have been reports that there are "too many" Koalas on Kangaroo Island in South Australia (SA) and some parts of Victoria, and that there is a problem of Koalas over-browsing the trees. The government's solution to this in Victoria has been...

The koala is worth $3.2 billion & 30,000 jobs

Koalas and Tourism: an Economic Evaluation (1997) The Economic Value of the Koala (2014) Sitting pretty, munching on gumleaves and making no fuss, Australia's Koalas form the backbone of a lucrative tourism industry. In 1996, revenue of $1.1 billion was injected into...

Koala Myth becomes Scientific Fact

Deborah Tabart Chief Executive Officer Australian Koala Foundation GPO Box 2659 Brisbane. Qld. 4001 Australia Ph: 07 3229 7233 Fax: 02 3221 0337 Email: dtabart@savethekoala.com ABSTRACT The purpose of this paper is to discuss how an old myth has become scientific...

Shopping Cart

Subscribe to AKF

  • This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.

Follow

Share