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Since most of us Aussies learn about Koalas at school - and some of us are even lucky enough to see them in the wild – it can be easy to take their uniqueness for granted. (Their numbers a...
It’s a Girl!
Congratulations Kate and William on the safe delivery of your new little girl! The beautiful new princess is only a day old, but today the AKF is busy preparing a gift fit for a royal to send all t...
Bongil Bongil Nonsense
What great news – volunteers will be planting Koala food trees in Bongil Bongil National Park just south of Coffs Harbour in New South Wales. They will be “tree parents”. What a great concept! N...
A Great Loss
It is with great sadness that the AKF and I advise of the passing of our Founding Research Chairman, Dr John Woolcock. His funeral will be held tomorrow. There are truly not e...
Government needs to concentrate on wild Koalas – AKF
The government’s decision to send four Koalas to Singapore Zoo is an act to strengthen diplomatic relationships between Australian and Singapore. It just shows the power of the Koala. ‘Ko...
Noosa Council Urged to Listen to Expert Koala Advice
The Australian Koala Foundation (AKF) has offered their expertise to Noosa Council, on the back of the announcement that the Council is gathering information to develop its Koala Management Policy. ...
Brisbane Times – ‘Koala’s must be protected from dogs: experts’
19/03/15 Brisbane Times published the following article: Experts have urged action after about a quarter of koalas tracked in Brisbane's north were killed by wild dogs. Leading koala exper...
AKF hosts secret two-day Koala Protection Act Briefing
The AKF has hosted a confidential two-day briefing, as a launch of their campaign to enact a Koala Protection Act. The who’s who of Koala conservation groups from Queensland, New South ...
A title for a paper: “Do Koalas Actively Avoid Consultants?”
ABSTRACT Anecdotal evidence suggests that there is a possibility that Koalas (Phascolarctos cinereus) actively seek to avoid Consultants engaged in Environmental...
Hundreds of Victorian koalas killed off in secret cull
Update: Deborah has posted a new diary entry on the secret cull. The Australian Koala Foundation (AKF) is aware of this emerging story. Hundreds of Victorian koalas killed off in...
