/r/koalas
Koalas need LAND. Rapidly becoming extinct in their most fertile native habitat on the Koala Coast of South East QLD and Northern NSW. People are often shocked to learn the koala is in danger. We hope this little corner of Reddit can highlight this serious issue facing Australia's most recognisable national icon and the natural heritage in which it thrives. Australia holds the shameful title of having the world’s highest mammal extinction rate. We cannot let the koala join that list.
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Koalas are rapidly becoming extinct in their most fertile native habitat on the Koala Coast of South East Queensland and Northern NSW. People are often shocked to learn that the koala is in danger. We hope this little corner of reddit can highlight this serious issue facing Australia's most recognisable national icon and the natural heritage in which it thrives.
r/koalas seeks to promote images and news from the stereotypically cute and ridiculous to the latest news from the koala conservation frontline. For more information on how to promote sustainable koala populations please read the Koala Land Report and connect via http://facebook.com/koalaland
Here are some organisations on the koala conservation frontline worth supporting:
NSW
02 6584 1522
Friends of the Koala Northern Rivers
02 6622 1233
13 000 WIRES
QLD
Australia Zoo Wildlife Hospital
1300 369 652
Daisy Hill Koala Centre Ambulance
07 3299 1032
0418 144 073
Gympie and District Wildcare Australia
07 5483 7777
Ipswich Koala Protection Society
07 5464 6274 or 07 3282 5035
0401 080 333
(07) 3834 6039
Redlands 24 Hour Wildlife Rescue
07 3833 4031 or 3299 1032
1300 ANIMAL or 1300 852 188
Somerset Region Wildlife Rescue
0400 710 651
Sunshine Coast Koala Wildlife Rescue
0423 618 740 or 0431 300 729
Warwick Wildlife Care & Rescue
0447 108 619
07 5527 2444
SA
08 8289 0896 or 0401539608
08 8270 1169
VIC
Macedon Ranges Wildlife Network
1300 094 535
1300BADGAR or 03 5165 3583
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/r/koalas
NSW Koalas are now officially endangered
The Great Koala National Park is the first step towards securing a viable future for Koalas in the wild.
Large and well-managed protected areas remain the single most effective tool to protect biodiversity around the world, and Australia is no different. The Great Koala National Park, which is designed as the key component of a larger strategic koala reserve network for the north coast, is the best chance for koalas to have a secure future in NSW. The new National Park will encompass 315,000 ha of public land in the Coffs Harbour region. This biodiversity hotspot includes two nationally recognised koala meta-populations, estimated to contain almost 20% (about 4,500) of NSW’s remaining wild koalas. The Great Koala National Park is comprised of 175,000 ha of state forests added to 140,000 ha of existing protected areas. Because it’s all public land, it’s a cost-effective reserve option.
Importantly, this koala population is one of the more stable in NSW. This is most likely due to Bongil Bongil National Park acting as a source area of animals which has – so far – offset losses of koalas from land clearing and logging. Because the population has not yet dramatically declined like many others in NSW, the Great Koala National Park has an outstanding chance of making a real difference to koalas. But we must act now while there’s still a chance!
Scientists tell us that as the climate changes koala feed trees and populations will move east as inland NSW becomes too hot. So protecting habitat on the eastern seaboard is a vital strategy to help koalas cope with climate change. The Great Koala National Park would both protect coastal forests on the east coast and restore a link between coastal forests and the escarpment to allow koalas to move in response to extreme weather events and climate change.
EDIT:
How to help?
Follow the instructions outlined below
source: https://www.koalapark.org.au/support-write
Write a short personal email to Premier Chris Minns using this contact form — and ask him to stop the logging!
Tell him that current logging is destroying koala habitat in the GKNP and ask him to stop the logging NOW.
It can be as short as one sentence but use your own words and ask for a response.
Key points to consider:
How to help, for those outside of Australia?
The NSW State Premier is responsible for many issues with international relevance. You don't have to be Australian or have excellent English skills to write.
To put things into perspective, The NSW visitor economy supports more than 107,115 businesses and over 296,000 jobs. It is the state’s fifth-largest employment group, accounting for approximately seven per cent of total jobs. In 2018/19, the visitor economy contributed $38 billion (6 per cent) to NSW Gross State Product (GSP).
In 2020, Australia had a total of 68 zoos and wildlife parks exhibiting just under 900 koalas. While a photograph of a koala is considered a must-have souvenir for many international tourists.
Keep this in mind when writing to Chris Minns, you may wish to communicate how important the survival of Koalas are to your decision-making for potential travel to Australia and NSW in the future. With focus on any of the following key points;
https://www.destinationnsw.com.au/about-us/visitor-economy-strategy-2030
Here's the contact form again >> https://www.nsw.gov.au/nsw-government/premier-of-nsw/contact-premier
She stopped working after her pregnancy but still love the koalas
I'm planning to contact them and put my koala jewelry there. Sorry if this is a stupid question but i have no one to ask other than my reddit buddies 😁 Appreciate it
please someone give me the facts. can i get it if i hugged one or had a normal interaction with one?
i have donated 100 dollars usd to wwf FOR koalas, and received some cool gifts. i dont live close to australia, so do you guys know what's a good way to donate to koalas other than wwf that's tax deductable?
Griffith university, Mount Gravatt QLD