Tag: FRIENDS OF THE KOALA
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$20,000 THERMAL CAMERA TO REVOLUTIONISE KOALA CONSERVATION
Images of injured koalas during last summer’s bushfires highlighted their uncertain future. Friends of the Koala today received a thermal camera, the high-tech gadget set to provide new insight into the Northern Rivers’ population.
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7 KOALAS RESCUED IN 24 HOURS ACROSS NORTHERN RIVERS
The Lismore based Friends of the Koala rescue group worked around the clock this weekend, with 7 koalas rescued in the space of 24 hours. The spike is surprising for this time of year, and is causing volunteers great concern. Friends of the Koala is urging anyone who sees a distressed koala, to report it…
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LOCAL COUNCILS CALLING ON FARMERS TO HELP CREATE KOALA HABITAT
Run by volunteers, the pandemic hasn’t slowed down work at ‘Friends of the Koala’. Instead, the not-for-profit has experienced an increase in the marsupial coming through its doors. A local council now calling on farmers to help create habitat for the Australian icon.
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NORTHERN RIVERS KOALA SANCTUARY DETAILS THREATS TO THE SPECIES
The devastation of Australia’s Koala population has been widely felt during the fires. But the Friends of Koalas organisation have said it wasn’t the only grave threat to the local marsupials this year.
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LISMORE KOALA HOSPITAL AT FULL CAPACITY
As the bushfires continue to burn, more and more koalas are at risk. A koala hospital in Lismore is struggling to cope with the influx of injured animals.