Eight residents within the Redland City Council area were recently awarded Koala Conservation Grants to help improve and increase the amount of available koala habitat.
“Grant recipients have Koala Conservation Agreements on their properties through council’s Koala Conservation Agreement Program.” said Foundation for National Parks & Wildlife CEO Ms Leonie Gale.
The grants of $14,249 acknowledge people who conserve their own land and support them in their long term commitment to koala conservation. The grants are an effective way to boost the council’s work with local landholders to care for
The Foundation for National Parks & Wildlife is a national grant-maker who partners with Boeing to provide the grants as a response to the alarming decline of koala populations in southeast
“Protecting koala habitat in southeast
Grant recipient Pamela Monaghan of Birkdale will be using her grant to remove weed trees in replacement of koala food trees. “Weed trees are not considered good for the environment. We will replace them with native koala food trees. Everyone needs to do their bit to help out and I am happy to do my part.”
Susan Panuccio has been living at her
There were once millions of koalas in the region and today there are as little as 2,000 koalas between Brisbane and the Gold Coast. In this crisis, conservation and restoration of koala habitat is their best chance for survival.
Round 2 of the grants program opens on 1 April 2010. Landholders with Koala Conservation Agreements with council are eligible to apply for funding up to $2,000 for koala conservation works on their land. Application forms can be found on the Foundation’s website www.fnpw.org.au
