I pity the staff of Department of Environment & Heritage Protection (DEHP) charged with managing wildlife, ecosystems and sustainability, for the conflict the Queensland government has now established in policy with the Mines Minister announcing changes to the Vegetation Management Framework.  In the name of ‘greentape reduction’, significant land will... More

Everything you can read on koalas will tell you they only eat eucalyptus leaves.  It’s what we know. “Koalas are strictly leaf eaters.  Koalas have strong regional preferences for certain eucalypt species.   In a particular district, koalas may feed almost entirely on one or two species.” - Department of... More

The Queensland state governments assess koala habitat on the colour of pixels in a satellite map, and base infrastructure and development decisions upon that. Already, Koalatracker.com.au has proved that habitat value, as determined by this means, has little relationship with where koalas are living today. Ideally, the quality of koala... More