AUSTRALIAN KOALA FOUNDATION

November 2016

In the lead up to the United States' presidential election, National Geographic released a film with Leonardo di Caprio titled Before The Flood, which was available to view for free on YouTube for a limited time. The documentary became a worldwide phenomenon and has left its impact with the Australian Koala Foundation as well. Deborah Tabart OAM has resolved to eat even less meat and to avoid palm oil products as much as possible, in addition to not buying a single new item of clothing for a year.

Did you watch the film and did it make an impression on you as well?

The emphasis on carbon in the film reminded us of the importance of our tree planting and ecosystem restoration which is ongoing at our Quinlan's property in the Australian bush. Deborah recently returned there to take part in the effort and acknowledge our supporters.
Read all about her visit in the latest Diary entry.

In case you missed Deborah Tabart OAM's latest Deborah's Diary entry,

click here to read it!

Geo-enabling our community

AKF landscape ecologist Dave Mitchell will be in Canberra this week to present the power of the AKF's maps and their potential to address issues of development, community, and protecting our vulnerable biodiversity all in one fell swoop.

Imagine if the Federal Government bought access to the Koala Habitat Atlas in each local council area. There are 260 local government areas (LGAs) covering the 1.5 million hectares of the Koala’s geographic range. Local councils with Koala habitat are currently spending hundreds of thousands of dollars in an attempt to resolve conflicts between developers and the community. Using the KHA at a modest cost of around $10,000 per LGA – a total of $3 million per year - would resolve these conflicts.

To learn more about Dave's presentation, please read our press release.

Koala connection, all the way from Missouri

The AKF's Dr. Douglas Kerlin recently had the pleasure in answering the many questions of a group of students in St. Louis, who produced this incredibly informative short film for their peers - all about Koalas! Check it out by clicking above.

Our thanks to their teacher, Brett, who contacted the AKF to set up the interview and for connecting his students with our work to raise awareness for the plight of the Koala and to protect them in the wild.

Very special book bundles from the Save The Koala Shop

With Christmas just around the corner, we have two special book promotions for the Koala lovers in your life!

Visit www.savethekoalashop.com today
for more fantastic gift ideas this holiday season!

Koalas for Christmas

Adoptions make lovely gifts, for yourself as much as for a loved one! For just $1 a day, your symbolic adoption supports the work of the AKF to protect Koalas in the wild and, when you have the opportunity to visit the park your Koala calls home, we invite you to call ahead and ask about an up-close pat and chance to take a photo together.

Visit Adopt A Koala to see even more Koalas that you can adopt today!

Lilly is a Joey
at Ballarat Wildlife Park

Chester is an adult Koala
at Featherdale Wildlife Park

Pepper & Orana - a Mum & Joey
at Paradise Country

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