Sam the Koala goes on display in Melbourne
The koala that become a symbol of Victoria’s bushfire disaster will go on display at the Melbourne Museum from today. A picture of Sam the koala drinking water from a firefighter’s bottle at Boolarra in Gippsland in the lead-up to Black Saturday became one of the most recognisable images from last year’s devastating fires. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/01/14/2792035.htm [...]
Posted by Aidan under News - Australia, News Articles | Permalink | No Comments »Hot Days & Thirsty Koalas
Last week it was really hot in the south of Australia. One day in Melbourne it was 44 degrees. South Australia was really hot too. Someone took a video of a thirsty koala having a drink. http://www.abc.net.au/news/video/2010/01/11/2789617.htm Related Articles: Global multitasking: it’s in her DNA Japanese Visitors to Australia Dalai Lama to Japanese youth: ‘Study [...]
Posted by Aidan under News - Australia, News Articles | Permalink | No Comments »Koalas ‘could face extinction’
Australia’s koalas could be wiped out within 30 years unless urgent action is taken to halt a decline in population, according to researchers. They say development, climate change and bushfires have all combined to send the numbers of wild koalas plummeting. The Australian Koala Foundation said a recent survey showed the population could have dropped [...]
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