Down Under, there’s a massive campaign to connect 315,000 hectares, or 750,000, acres of coastal habitat for koalas in New South Wales into a single national park. Now, a new logging ban to come into effect will protect 106 “hubs” across 8,400 hectares (21,000 acres) of forest where koalas in the wild are known to […]
Tag: Koalas
Petition: Tell New South Wales to Stop Logging in Endangered Koalas’ Habitats
For years, researchers have been saying that the adorable marsupial could go extinct within our lifetime. Now, the beloved species – native only to Australia – is on the brink. The Australian government is well aware of the risk of losing koalas forever: the species has been officially declared endangered under federal laws. Clearly, the […]
With hundreds of call-outs every day, wildlife rescue services can help Australians understand threats to native animals
Imagine coming across an injured kangaroo on the side of the road. Or a bat entangled in fruit tree netting. Would you know who to call to get help? After a quick search, you find the number of your local wildlife rescue service and give them a call. A trained operator gathers the information they […]
AI Cameras Shed Light on Australian Wildlife’s Bushfire Recovery
Australian wildlife’s resilience in the aftermath of devastating bushfires is being revealed through innovative artificial intelligence (AI) technology. A collaboration between WWF, Conservation International, and local land managers has collected over 7 million photos from approximately 1,100 sensor-activated cameras in eight bushfire-affected areas across Australia. These captivating images showcase the incredible journey of vulnerable species, […]
10 Things to Know About Working as a Wildlife Photographer
A wildlife photographer is a person that takes photos of animals in their natural habitat. The profession helps project the relationship between animals and the environment to the world. It is a unique and exciting career path to explore. As many would have guessed, wildlife photography involves more rocks than petals. There are, however, beautiful […]
Plan for ‘sea of roofs’ will destroy last koala habitat in western Sydney, critics say
A plan to build up to 73,000 houses in new suburbs in western Sydney relies on conservation promises that might not be delivered until decades into the future, environment groups say. The New South Wales government recently approved the Cumberland Plain conservation plan, a major planning policy that will guide the development of four new […]
Queensland koala funding diverted to rollercoaster could be much better spent, experts say
The Queensland government’s decision to quietly divert $2.7m from what it had previously promised would be a state-of-the-art koala research facility to build a rollercoaster instead was a public relations disaster. But the Queensland Conservation Council director, Dave Copeman, is not mourning the loss of the jettisoned Future Lab wildlife research centre at Dreamworld, nor […]
In order to build a new mine in Queensland, 1,000 hectares of koala habitat would need to be removed
In order to build a new mine in Queensland, Australia, 1,023.6 hectares of koala habitat would need to be removed. More than 70 hectares of the greater gliders’ habitat will also be lost as a result of the project; earlier this month, two of these species were placed on the endangered species list. Greater gliders […]