Sentences with phrase «koala population»

On Australia's south coast west of Melbourne, the koala population on Cape Otway — where the species was reintroduced in 1981 — outstripped the food supply (a favored koala delicacy, manna gum trees) in recent years, with hundreds of animals exhibiting signs of starvation.

In a study published earlier this year, biologists studying the calls and behavior of a wild koala population on an island off the Queensland coast found an interesting result, reported by the BBC:

Granite boulders, eucalypt forests and Australia's most northern koala population are what this island, smack bang in the middle of the Great Barrier Reef, is all about.

The island's big drawcard is its koala population, living peacefully in the wild throughout the island, up in the treetops both in park areas and more inhabited parts of the island.

Paradise Magnetic Island is home to 26 gorgeous bays, North Australia's largest wild koala population and seasonal waterfalls, explore it all with this 3 night package.

A rapid decline in koala populations in Australia, due to these two major diseases, is threatening the survival of this iconic species.

In the last 10 years, koala populations have dropped by about 80 percent, according to a report by the BBC, and in 2012, the Australian government placed them on an endangered animal list.

Not exact matches

You can see koalas at Dreamworld on the Gold Coast, but the city council has won a planning battle to preserve their wild population too.

Researchers with the University of Adelaide in Australia hope to identify populations of retrovirus - and chlamydia - free koalas to increase understanding of the pathogens affecting these animals and assist in conservation efforts.

The island has 5,184 hectares of National Park with over 24 kilometres of walking tracks or hiking trails and unique Australian wildlife like wallabies, possums, koalas and a prolific exotic bird population.

Over half of the mountainous isle is protected by a national park that plays host to swathes of Eucalypt woodland and the population of Koala Bears that live therein.

This includes one of the largest populations of koalas in all of Victoria who spend most of their day lazing in eucalyptus trees, providing you with the perfect opportunity to snap these cute creatures up close.

Koalas were introduced to the Island in the 1930s and now represents one of the largest and most concentrated populations in north Queensland.

As of 2013, there are over 800 koalas estimated to be present on the island; this population represents the northern limit of their geographic range.

Magnetic Island has the highest population of koalas in the wild so if you don't want to take the Forts Walk consider making a quick stop at the Bungalow Bay Koala Village.

Koalas, red - legged pademelons and Albert's lyrebirds are among the exotic wildlife of the 8,080 - hectare Nightcap National Park, which contains significant populations of threatened plants and animals.

Spot koalas in their natural habitat (Magnetic Island has one of the most dense populations of koalas in Australia) and view the Coral Sea and rugged rocky headlands from the roads which hug the coastline.

Then on to pristine Flinders Chase, where you may search for koala, echidna and platypus and see the Dama wallaby and Western Grey kangaroo grazing in their natural habitat along with Cape Barren geese, the occasional goanna and abundant bird populations.

St Bees Island has also been the research point for Central Queensland University and University of Queensland who have been investigating the population of wild koalas on the island.

There is a significant population of Koalas in and around the park at Kennett River.

Nearby are six protected state and national parks, and the region has a large population of koalas.

The size of Magnetic Island and population of koalas almost guarantees the opportunity to see Koalas in thekoalas almost guarantees the opportunity to see Koalas in theKoalas in the wild.

Staff at the Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary in a nearby suburb filled me in on conservation issues affecting this eucalyptus - munching marsupial, including a strain of chlamydia, possibly originating in livestock, that has spread in some areas south of here, prompting scientists to propose this week that culling may be necessary in infected populations.

Koala chlamydia (a different strain from the human kind) can lead to blindness and infertility in koalas, which worsens their population declines.

«I started thinking about my own people, the Ngemba people, and I said, well they can collect information about the koala on where he is, what his habitat is, population demographics.