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Australia's iconic koala is in serious trouble...

But communities are taking action to safeguard Victorian koala populations through research, surveys and mapping.

Victoria's only endemic species of koala, the Strzelecki Koala, may hold the key to the whole species survival.

But koalas remain at risk from plantation logging, bushfires and habitat loss.


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FoE Visits Mass Koala Shooting Sites at Budj Bim

May 20, 2025

On the 18th and 19th of May, Anthony Amis from SKAT (Friends of the Earth Melbourne's koala collective)  visited Budj Bim National Park, the site of Victoria's largest mass koala shooting and probably the first ever conducted from helicopter. Budj Bim was opened to...

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Hundreds of koalas killed in south west Victoria

April 19, 2025

Update 25/4/25: Locals are informing us that shooters have been shooting from helicopters at Budj Bim all week, meaning that hundreds more koalas have been killed this week. They are constantly hearing shots one after the other. Locals are also saying that the fire...

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Help the SKAT Koalathon hit $8000

March 31, 2025

SKAT's inaugural Koalathon occurred on March 30 2025 in East Malvern.  Over 50 people took part in the event, with $7,000 being raised. Donations to the Koalathon can still happen and the site will remain open for donations throughout April. We are hoping to...

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Strzelecki Koala map

Check it out to see the spread of Victorias endemic koala population!
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