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| photo credit: Sleeping Koala via photopin (license) |
By counting koalas today, you can
contribute to the protection, conservation and management of koalas and their
habitats in Victoria. The Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning
(DELWP) reports that in contrast to
Queensland and New South Wales, koalas are thriving in Victoria. In fact, in
some locations, koala numbers are high enough to place their preferred food trees under threat.
According to Lisa Neville, Minister for
Environment, Climate Change and Water, data gathered in the count “will help us
to better understand the koala population, and in particular, their
distribution across Victoria.”
To participate, register with the DELWP, then download the fact sheet for tips on what to
look for and the smartphone app to record your sightings. Even if you don’t spot any koalas, information about where you looked
will be useful for understanding koala distribution.
Records obtained through the count will be
uploaded to the Atlas of Living Australia database and the
DELWP Victorian Biodiversity Atlas.
So why not turn citizen scientist this
afternoon? Take a hike in the Victorian bush and look up in the gum trees to
see how many koalas you can spot sleeping in the branches.
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