Deborah (my Mum) wants me to be a "new age dog" so I can be a role model to all Australian pets. My Mum is the Koala Woman and she knows that some dogs in Australia actually kill koalas, and that is one of the reasons things are so bad for them. And cars - I...
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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...
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...
A bibliographical reference on the Koala
Prepared by IAN AUSTIN Revised by JANE THOMPSON On behalf of the AUSTRALIAN KOALA FOUNDATION LAST UPDATED - NOVEMBER 2007 If you notice any omissions, or something that is not quite right please e-mail us. For further information on Koala research go to...
Island and Isolated Populations
Small sections of isolated bushland in Australia support populations of wild Koalas that are perceived to be in abundance and ‘out of balance’ with their natural surrounds. Some of these places occur on small offshore islands, where humans have introduced Koalas to...
Carbon and Koalas Collide
The Science of Trees, Mapping and the Carbon Economy Koala trees are carbon in the bank Carbon and Koalas - The Maths The Science of Trees, Mapping and the Carbon Economy Koala trees are carbon in the bank Carbon and Koalas - The...