by Janine Duffy | December 9, 2018 | Conservation Projects, Koala News, You Yangs Region
As part of our social enterprise mission, wildlife tour operator Echidna Walkabout Nature Tours monitors wild koalas in the You Yangs Regional Park, Victoria Australia. This is a summary of the 2017 year of Wild Koala Research. All koala research is conducted...
by Janine Duffy | November 28, 2018 | Our Koalas, You Yangs Region
Bunyip Origin of name: We asked some travellers for suggestions for a really Australian name. Boomerang and Bunyip were the two favourites. Bunyip is a Wemba-wemba Aboriginal word for a scary monster that lives in billabongs and waterholes. We decided that as...
by Janine Duffy | March 30, 2018 | Our Koalas, You Yangs Region
Bobo Origin of name: Suggested by Wildlife Guide Kirby – seemed to fit with YuYu Known since: Bobo first emerged from YuYu’s pouch on 19th November 2017 How often seen: Bobo has been seen 9 times in 2018. That might change when he becomes independent, but...
by Janine Duffy | March 30, 2018 | Our Koalas, You Yangs Region
YuYu Origin of name: Named by one of our best supporters after her pet, but changed a little to incorporate the sound of the You Yangs. Known since: YuYu was first seen on 16th November 2014 How often seen: YuYu was seen 13 times in 2017. She is not seen as often as...
by Janine Duffy | January 22, 2018 | Sunset K&K, Wildlife, You Yangs Region
by Wildlife Guide Janine Duffy In the evening, the billabong comes alive. Like a pub or a bar, a billabong ticks along during the day, but at night it sparkles with song, chatter and a host of characters. A billabong is a waterhole in Australia. Its a special kind of...
by Janine Duffy | December 17, 2017 | Our Koalas, You Yangs Region
Misty Origin of name: In 2014 she was taken into koala hospital due to heat stress after four days over 40 C. She enjoyed having a fine mist sprayed onto her. Known since: 18th January 2014 How often seen: She has been seen 31 times in 2017 Family: She has two...
