A Great Koala National Park in NSW promises be an important wildlife haven. But it’s just one step on a long road to preventing koala extinctions.
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Australia has a once-in-a-decade opportunity to fix environmental law. A new Wentworth Group report says the cumulative impacts from multiple projects must be considered.
Offsets are meant to restore land elsewhere to make up for lost habitat. Developers can make payments to the state to cover the costs of this work, but a new study finds there’s usually a shortfall.
Shocking scenes of scorched koalas in the 2019-20 bushfires sparked research into cultural burns for wildlife. A two-year study on the world’s second-largest sand island suggests it’s the way to go.
It’s only fair to expect results from vast sums of public money spent on koala conservation. But continued land clearing badly undermines the investment.
Figures released this week suggest Australia’s koala populations have plummeted. So what’s the best way to protect these iconic animals from fires?
With their prominent foreheads, low eye position and rounded body, koalas can seem almost baby-like. But is that enough to save them?
A detailed map of the koala genome is vital to understanding their susceptibility to disease, their genetic diversity, and how they may respond to new environmental pressures.
The federal government has ordered a national koala audit, but the animals are notoriously difficult to detect. But accurately counting koalas is critical to saving them.
The Brandy Hill Quarry expansion was approved under the weak environment laws of NSW. Now, the federal government must decide if it will proceed. The fate of many koalas is in Sussan Ley’s hands.
The Berejiklian government must step up to the challenge of saving koalas in NSW from their predicted fate: extinction in the wild by 2050.
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Conservation Planner/Researcher, The University of Queensland
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Postdoctoral Research Fellow | Deakin University, Deakin University
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Professor & Director, QUT Centre for Environment and Society, Queensland University of Technology
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Postdoctoral Researcher and Honorary Lecturer | School of Environmental and Life Sciences, University of Newcastle
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Researcher in Koala, Detection Dogs, Conservation Genetics and Ecology, University of the Sunshine Coast
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Associate Professor in Law, The University of Melbourne
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PhD Candidate, School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, The University of Queensland
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PhD Candidate | School of Environmental and Life Sciences, University of Newcastle
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Postdoctoral research fellow, The University of Queensland
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PhD Candidate, University of the Sunshine Coast
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Associate Professor | Director, DNA Zoo Australia, The University of Western Australia
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Professor of Environmental Management, The University of Queensland
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Adjunct professor, University of Sydney
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Community Land & Sea manager at Quandamooka Yoolooburrabee Aboriginal Corporation, Indigenous Knowledge
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Principal Research Scientist at NSW Primary Industries and Adjunct Fellow, Queensland University of Technology