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  Hi everyone, only three days until I leave for Copenhagen, and the simple message I want to take to the world is that the koala trees of Australia must be saved. Last week at the APSA awards we had famous actors put their arms around a beautiful eucalypt tree...

Hi everyone, the last few days have been great fun for me.  The AKF has partnered with the Asia Pacific Screen Awards (APSA) – look at me with Jack Thompson, the famous Australian actor!   (more photos...) Working with all these international film...

On 10th November 2009 in Canberra, the capital city of Australia, a group of scientists (including two AKF scientists Dr Douglas Kerlin and Mr David Mitchell) will be deciding whether the koala should be listed as ‘vulnerable’ under the EPBC Act,...

Dear All, I think the words of Koala Campaigner, Nerida (see below), is all I need to say in this blog. I have sent the photos and words to Canberra in preparation for the November 10th Scientific Meeting which will discuss whether the koala is at risk. You just...

Save the Koala Month finishes today and it has been very hectic. We launched our month at Dreamworld when David Tree, the famous firefighter, came to Brisbane and told us stories about finding Sam the koala during the Victorian Bushfires. We then launched our new No...

One of the volunteers working here for the Save Our Koalas Rally on 25th September is a carer and she told me a story about a koala named Dianne and a little orphaned joey Fabian. Although they were not related, when a big tropical storm came through recently, little...

I am sure you have heard that Sam the Koala died today.  The dear little koala that made the whole world notice the plight of the Koala has left behind a great legacy. I have been interviewed by many journalists and I believe our Prime Minister was asked how...

Two Queensland Government Ministers have just put out this press release. Do we believe that this ‘SPP’ will work?  Basically this says that if a developer cuts down trees that have koalas in them, they will grow more trees elsewhere.  I...

I recently read 700 post mortems of koala which articulated their cause of death. I keep that document on my desk so I never forget what the AKF is about. Many of the reports had the word “wasted” and they appear to have starved to death, or worse still...