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read moreThe Victorian Government has today released a new draft Victorian Koala Management Strategy to ensure the long-term protection and survival of Victoria’s koalas and their habitat.
Based on the best available science, the draft strategy will guide how koalas in Victoria will be conserved into the future − outlining ongoing actions to ensure their security, sustainability and health.
Since the previous 2004 strategy was released, new issues impacting koalas have emerged and others have become more significant, including climate change, genetic diversity and extreme bushfires.
Victorian Minister for Energy, Environment and Climate Change Lily D’Ambrosio advises “Koalas are one of our most loved species, known all over the world over as a symbol of Australia’s unique wildlife. This strategy will guide how we conserve and manage Victoria’s koalas into the future.
“This is an opportunity for the Victorian community to have their say and make sure our koala populations and their habitat, are healthy and resilient for future generations.”
The strategy was developed by the Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning, in collaboration with Traditional Owners, scientists, animal welfare organisations, wildlife carers, the blue gum plantation industry, veterinarians and other government agencies from Victoria and interstate.
Estimates from the first state-wide koala abundance model, which was developed by scientists from the Arthur Rylah Institute for Environmental Research, are also reflected in the draft strategy.
The model estimates a state-wide koala population of 460,000, with an estimated 413,000 koalas in native forest and woodland and a further 47,000 koalas in eucalypt plantations.
Koalas have recently been listed as endangered in the Queensland, the ACT and NSW but are not threatened in Victoria.
To view the draft strategy or provide feedback visit engage.vic.gov.au/VKMS.
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30th September 2020 - Zoos Victoria and RSPCA Victoria collaborate to build new koala hospital
11th July 2020 - Evacuated koalas return to upgraded enclosure
1st July 2020 - Inquiry finds koalas on track to extinction in NSW before 2050 without intervention
8th May 2020 - Byron Shire Council looks to local farmers to create new koala habitats
22nd April 2020 - Blue Mountains Koala rescue program to benefit from WIRES and Landcare funding
9th January 2020 - Aussie Ark secures wild protected sanctuary for koalas
8th December 2019 - Queensland Government announces new plans to protect koalas
7th September 2018 - Land clearance to cause Koala extinction in NSW by 2050
7th May 2018 - NSW Government announces koala reserves in attempt to reverse declining populations
26th June 2015 - NSW koala conservation area threatened with logging
29th November 2014 - WildEndurance event to raise funds for koala protection
28th September 2011 - Koala inquiry calls for vulnerable status
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