Latest news on koalas
Very low koala numbers in Won Wron State Forest
May 06, 2021
Between March and April, Friends of the Earth conducted koala surveys in the Won Wron State Forest. Won Wron is located between Yarram and Sale and is approximately 6700ha in size. Recent genetic work...
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June 09, 2020
Friends of the Earths work to survey the habitat of the Strzelecki Koala is ongoing. We anticipate that 200 koala surveys will be completed by the end of July. We still have a long...
Read More Add your reaction ShareKoala mapping success in Gippsland!
May 13, 2020
January 2020: Old growth Mountain Grey Gum at Mirboo North. A newly mapped koala hotspot For many years, Friends of the Earth has been concerned about the only endemic koala population remaining in Victoria...
Read More 1 Reaction ShareKoalas continue to perish in Victoria's south west
May 06, 2020
In early February, Friends of the Earth was appalled by yet another koala massacre in the south west of the State. A visit to the region last month confirmed our worst fears; Koalas that...
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Many people would have seen the recent story regarding koala massacre currently occurring in South West Victoria published over the weekend.
Read More Add your reaction ShareNew Forest Reserve in Victoria's Strzelecki Ranges
July 16, 2018
On July 14th 2018, Victorian Minister for Energy, Environment and Climate Change, the Hon. Lily D'Ambrosio, and Gunai Traditional Owner Aunty Doris Paton formally announced the creation of the Brataualung Forest Park in the...
Read More Add your reaction ShareGood News - First 1600ha of High Conservation Value Forest Reserved in Strzelecki Ranges
May 28, 2018
Friends of the Earth received the good news that the first 1600ha of land, in the long running Strzelecki Ranges Rainforest Cores and Links saga, was Gazetted by the Victorian State Government on the...
Read More 1 Reaction ShareFriends of the Earth welcomes Strzelecki Reserve Announcement
October 04, 2017
October 4, 2017 Environmental organisation Friends of the Earth (FoE) today welcomed Minister Lily D'Ambrosio's announcement that 1,200 hectares of land, including the Nationally significant College Creek has been handed back to the State....
Read More Add your reaction ShareShocking footage shows koalas caught in logging
February 04, 2015
Friends of the Earth has been alarmed by new footage showing that koalas are still be impacted on by plantation logging in South West Victoria.
Read More Add your reaction ShareNew Koala Report Predicts No Easy Answer to Plantation Dilemma.
July 24, 2014
FRIENDS OF THE EARTH PRESS RELEASE Thursday July 24 2014 Friends of the Earth today released a new report on koalas and plantations. “The report hopes to shed some new light on this disastrous...
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