by Janine Duffy | October 2, 2020 | Koala News, You Yangs Region
Latest new science and breakthroughs on koalas. Koalas drink stemflow – rain dripping down the trunk of a tree; koalas use ladder trees to make climbing easier; male koalas vocalise partly to avoid conflicts with other males; koalas use scattered paddock trees and can walk across open country; koalas use very young trees, as little as 2-4 years old.
by Janine Duffy | May 6, 2020 | Climate, Koala News, You Yangs Region
The purpose of our community information events and this article is to get trees planted for koalas on private land – urgently. Echidna Walkabout Nature Tours and Koala Clancy Foundation are working with local community to ensure that wild koalas have a future...
by Janine Duffy | April 8, 2020 | Our Koalas
Yeera Origin of name: Yeera means joyful, which she is! The name has an Aboriginal origin, we think Wathaurong. .. Known since: She was first seen on 14 October 2019 with her mother Wemba. We think she had been out of the pouch for at least one month – which makes...
by Janine Duffy | December 24, 2019 | Koala News
Do koalas have a future in the wild? We think they do. In the You Yangs near Melbourne, a population of healthy wild koalas have been monitored for 14 years by Echidna Walkabout & Koala Clancy Foundation. The population is declining, but that is not because of the...
by Janine Duffy | December 16, 2019 | Climate, Conservation Projects, Koala News
Globally, koalas are the face of Australia’s terrible bush fires. It is estimated that more than 2,000 koalas have been killed by fires over November 2019. This article explains how you can help koalas affected by bushfires in Australia. All over the world, people...
