How much can a koala bear?
On the night of 7 September 1936 the last Tasmanian Tiger in the world, died alone on a cold concrete floor in the Hobart zoo. Settlers destroyed them by cutting down the bush, introducing feral pests and even by shooting them.
Can you let this happen again today to another Aussie icon?
Without the intervention of humans, scientists know our koalas will become extinct.
As an individual, you too can show you care.
Koala's, like many other threatened speices, only need a few basic things to live .
- A hectare of nice bushland to live in – $200
Habitat loss is the leading cause of species extinction in Australia.
Koalas like to eat gum leaves from trees that grow in good soils, just where we like to live too
- Equip a koala scientist to check on us – $150
We need to know where koalas live and how healthy they are. When koalas are forced to
live close together they are affected by lethal diseases such as the one that recently killed
Sam the koala. GPS locators and analysis find and check the health of koala populations
- Plant trees for food and shelter – $45 (or x Trees @ $15 each)
Habitat fragmentation is one of the leading causes of koala deaths. Forced to travel across
ground, koalas are killed by cars or dogs. Safe corridors allow koalas to move safely to new
food trees and find mates from different gene pools, making them more resilient to disease
- Satellite tracking collar to show how we move around – $3,000
Knowing where a koala goes in search of food and friends means we can plan for people
and koalas to live together happily. Satellite tracking of koalas is used in planning koala-safe
suburbs and bushfire management strategies
Please give our wildlife a present this National Threatened Species Day.
Choose a gift of life for them by giving to the Foundation’s appeal.
Thank you for caring for our wildlife.
Leonie Gale,
CEO
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