About Koala Eyes
Koalas have beautiful eyes. Their irises are chestnut brown*, with a vertical pupil, like a cat. Like a cat, and like us, koala eyes face forwards. (Kempster 2002) (note *...
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Volunteer Your Skills to Help Koalas, From Home or Work
Is there a way to help koalas without spending money? Do you have a skill you are willing to donate instead? Koalas need a big community of good people, each...
Koala Nose Patterns – a personal story about the long road to a scientific discovery.
By Janine Duffy Exhausted and filthy, I stood in the valley of a fenced-off, revegetated creek in Teesdale, Victoria with my small team. It was 25th September 2024 and we...
Planting Trees for Koalas: Our Process
In 2024 Koala Clancy Foundation planted 35,092 koala trees, bringing our grand total to 164,789 koala trees planted since 2020. We're now over halfway to our goal to plant 300,000...
Half-way to Target: 150,000 Trees Planted for Koalas
Little River, August 2024 - Koala Clancy Foundation are thrilled to announce they've planted their 150,000th tree – halfway to their goal of 300,000 koala trees by 2030, and a...
Are kangaroos and wallabies a problem for tree planting in Australia?
by Janine Duffy Ok, I have a confession. I love seeing a tree seedling half-eaten by a wallaby. But I don't see it as often as I was led to...
Tree Planting to Help Koalas: Unforgettable Experience Near Melbourne, Victoria
Every winter, passionate community members like you join us for an unforgettable experience near Melbourne, Victoria, to plant thousands of trees to help koalas. Our planting days are designed to...
Three major updates from the front line of koala conservation
1. Multi-year project completed: 11,374 Trees This crucial project meets all the requirements for koala revival: Koalas urgently need forests on land with fertile soils; these forests need to be adjacent to...
Revegetation for Victorian koalas in 2024
By Janine Duffy On a calm, cool evening in late May 2024, I looked down at our tiny koala tree nursery at the base of the Brisbane Ranges escarpment west...
The importance of Cherry Ballarts to Koalas
Koalas don’t only need eucalyptus feed trees, they use a broad range of trees in the Australian Bush, and one, the Cherry Ballart, is particularly important. The Native Cherry, or...
Koala joey returns: About Koala Kallama
by Janine Duffy In September 2023, I met a big, healthy young male koala in Branding Yard area of the You Yangs. He was fairly calm, and relaxed almost straight...
The Koalas that made 2023 wonderful
by Janine Duffy People all around the world want to protect koalas. Every one of them has their own personal reasons for that, and every reason is valid. Working with...
A step-by-step Guide to Audio Recorders For Koalas
Koalas are quite vocal mammals, especially in the breeding season. Surveying for koalas through audio recordings is non-invasive and effective, especially for low density populations. It is also fairly easy...
Koala sighting on revegetation site
In late August 2023, we were on track to plant our 30,000th koala tree for the season, as part of our revegetation plan for the rivers of central western Victoria....
