Tag: Marsupials
Claim: Koala survey a "hurdle"
Forests New South Wales has labelled an interim report into the state's South East koala colonies as "another hurdle" to its logging plans.[MORE]
Government releases biggest ever koala count
The New South Wales State Government has released an interim report on the South East koala population, after the country's largest-ever koala survey. [MORE]
Ipswich council criticises Qld koala conservation strategy
The Ipswich City Council says the Qld Government is planning to set aside parks for koala conservation that have no koalas in them.[MORE]
Quoll spotted in Canberra
A spotted-tailed quoll has been spotted in Canberra for the first time in three years.[MORE]
Discovery of healthy devils in far NW gives new hope
Scientists are excited about the discovery of a healthy population of Tasmanian devils in the state's far north-west.[MORE]
'New approach needed' to save koalas
A new koala conservation group says a different approach is needed to stop the species being wiped out in south-east Queensland.[MORE]
RSPCA searching for koala killer
The RSPCA says it will not give up the search for the person who shot a baby koala north of Brisbane.[MORE]
Tidbinbilla breeding program hopping success
It has been a successful breeding season for the southern brush-tailed rock wallabies at the Tidbinbilla nature reserve near Canberra. [MORE]
Doug the koala dies
The baby koala nicknamed Doug has died after being shot with an air rifle this week.[MORE]
Doug the koala's surgery delayed
Surgery has again been delayed for a baby koala, nicknamed Doug, which was shot on the Sunshine Coast in south-east Queensland.[MORE]
New evidence suggests megafauna no match for humans
Researchers claim there is now compelling evidence humans were responsible for the demise of Australia's megafauna.[MORE]
Doug the koala bouncing back
A baby koala shot north of Brisbane this week is now expected to make a full recovery.[MORE]
Baby koala's gunshot surgery delayed
A baby koala that was shot with a slug gun north of Brisbane is expected to undergo surgery on Friday.[MORE]
Police investigate another koala shooting
Police are investigating the shooting of a koala near Bacchus Marsh, west of Melbourne, in the second such incident this week.[MORE]
Shot koala lives through the night
A baby koala which was shot with an air rifle north of Brisbane has lived through the night.[MORE]
Baby koala treated for slug-gun shots
A baby koala is an induced coma on the Sunshine Coast in south-east Queensland after being shot with a slug-gun. [MORE]
Ingham soccer field overrun by kangaroos
A north Queensland soccer club says some of its juniors are reluctant to resume training next week - because their practice fields have been overrun by more than 200 kangaroos.[MORE]
Scientists ponder devil move to fight tumour disease
Tasmanian devil researchers are considering relocating healthy devils to increase resistance to the facial tumour disease.[MORE]
Genomic zoo to unlock animal secrets
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An ambitious plan to map the genomes of 10,000 animals has been unveiled. [MORE]
Bushfires take toll on wildlife
A wildlife carer says the bushfires across Queensland are affecting a range of animals. [MORE]
Echidna ancestors swam with platypuses
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DNA analysis of the land-loving, spiny echidna has found it was once an amphibious platypus-like creature.[MORE]
NZ zoos apply to import Tas devils
Two New Zealand zoos want to import up to 20 tumour-free tasmanian devils.[MORE]
Tassie devils are active social networkers
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The Tasmanian devil is a social animal, making it difficult to control the spread of the disease that is decimating its numbers.[MORE]
Bob Irwin pitches in to save the humble wombat
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With help from Bob Irwin, one couple has built a wombat refuge in South Australia.[MORE]
Study focuses on koala distribution
The University of Queensland is urging south-west Queensland landowners to participate in a survey about koalas.[MORE]
