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Celebrating our incredible volunteers: Ditto and Anni

Celebrating our incredible volunteers: Ditto an...

Shelley Wood

For over five years, Anne Ditton (fondly known as Ditto) and Anni Yaringa have been dedicated volunteers at Koala Conservation Australia (KCA) and the Koala Hospital in Port Macquarie. Their...

Celebrating our incredible volunteers: Ditto an...

Shelley Wood

For over five years, Anne Ditton (fondly known as Ditto) and Anni Yaringa have been dedicated volunteers at Koala Conservation Australia (KCA) and the Koala Hospital in Port Macquarie. Their...

A photo of Max and Jean Starr at the Koala Hospital Port Macquarie

Looking Forward Looking Back: Where it all bega...

Shelley Wood

As we head into the first period in more than 50 years, that the Koala Hospital Port Macquarie will be closed for a significant amount of time (apart from COVID...

Looking Forward Looking Back: Where it all bega...

Shelley Wood

As we head into the first period in more than 50 years, that the Koala Hospital Port Macquarie will be closed for a significant amount of time (apart from COVID...

blacksummer bushfire ground with rescuer looking for wildlife

Looking Forward Looking Back : Memories of the ...

Shelley Wood

As we head into the first period in 50  years that the Koala Hospital Port Macquarie will be closed for a significant amount of time (apart from COVID lockdown closures),...

Looking Forward Looking Back : Memories of the ...

Shelley Wood

As we head into the first period in 50  years that the Koala Hospital Port Macquarie will be closed for a significant amount of time (apart from COVID lockdown closures),...

native bee hives at Wild Koala Breeding Centre Guulabaa

How a 'Billion Bees' are helping save koalas

Shelley Wood

In the wake of the devastating 2019-2020 Black Summer bushfires, which severely impacted Australia's native wildlife, the Billion Bees Foundation emerged in early 2020 with a mission to restore and...

How a 'Billion Bees' are helping save koalas

Shelley Wood

In the wake of the devastating 2019-2020 Black Summer bushfires, which severely impacted Australia's native wildlife, the Billion Bees Foundation emerged in early 2020 with a mission to restore and...

Gene pools are getting dangerously shallow for some species

Gene pools are getting dangerously shallow for ...

Shelley Wood

Koala Conservation Australia's Wild Koala Breeding Manager, Dr Kate Farquharson has published a paper in Nature looking at patterns in genetic diversity in species worldwide. The team of scientists found...

Gene pools are getting dangerously shallow for ...

Shelley Wood

Koala Conservation Australia's Wild Koala Breeding Manager, Dr Kate Farquharson has published a paper in Nature looking at patterns in genetic diversity in species worldwide. The team of scientists found...

Exciting times for the Koala Hospital Port Macquarie

Exciting times for the Koala Hospital Port Macq...

Shelley Wood

Established in 1973 by local residents Jean and Max Starr, the Port Macquarie Koala Hospital has been a cornerstone of koala conservation for over five decades. As Australia's first dedicated...

Exciting times for the Koala Hospital Port Macq...

Shelley Wood

Established in 1973 by local residents Jean and Max Starr, the Port Macquarie Koala Hospital has been a cornerstone of koala conservation for over five decades. As Australia's first dedicated...