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Forests fight back after bushfire infernos
An expert review of forest recovery science has found 70 per cent of plant species within eucalypt forests survive bushfires.
Tag: koalas
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Koalas badly burned in Victorian bushfires finally return home following recovery
Fourteen koalas injured during last summer’s devastating Victorian bushfires have finally returned home.
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Thinking of taking a trip? Consider conservation travel, and help our koalas at the same time
These special trips allow you to help animals that suffered horrendous losses as a result of the 2019–20 bushfires.
Education Resources
School with the Australian Reptile Park – Koalas
Learn all there is to know about our koalas.
News
Scientists are still finding burnt, starving koalas weeks after the bushfires
The plight of koalas during the recent bushfire crisis made headlines here and abroad. But the emergency for our wildlife is not over.
Wildlife
Our koalas: post-bushfire recovery and future challenges
Thousands of koalas were killed in the recent bushfire emergency, but keeping the species from extinction is more than just a numbers game.
Wildlife
Gallery: Inside the Port Macquarie Koala Hospital
Thousands of koalas were injured in the recent bushfire emergency. We sent AG photographer Drew Hopper to check on their progress at the Port Port Macquarie Koala Hospital, New South Wales.
Wildlife
In pictures: evacuating Mallacoota’s koalas
Australian Geographic photographer Doug Gimesy accompanied the Australian Defence Force in the evacuation of koalas from Mallacoota, Victoria.
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Koala detection dogs sniff out bushfire survivors
Seven koalas found in razed southeast Queensland, with hopes high for more discoveries.
Wildlife
Meet Bear, the koala detection dog
Working dogs like Bear find it hard to adapt to a normal, domestic life. Luckily, he found a second life as a koala detection dog.