by Janine Duffy | January 12, 2020 | Conservation Projects, Koala News
Since the fires began, Echidna Walkabout has dedicated many hours to planning, advocacy for koalas and advice to koala groups. Co-owner Janine Duffy is currently volunteering full time on koala projects. .. Our not for profit, Koala Clancy Foundation is fundraising...
by Janine Duffy | December 24, 2019 | Koala News
Do koalas have a future in the wild? We think they do. In the You Yangs near Melbourne, a population of healthy wild koalas have been monitored for 13 years by Echidna Walkabout & Koala Clancy Foundation. The population is declining, but that is not because of the...
by Janine Duffy | December 16, 2019 | Climate, Conservation Projects, Koala News
Globally, koalas are the face of Australia’s terrible bush fires. It is estimated that more than 2,000 koalas have been killed by fires over November 2019. This article explains how you can help koalas affected by bushfires in Australia. All over the world, people...
by Janine Duffy | September 11, 2019 | Guide Diaries, Koala News, Sunset K&K
It’s 06.57am and the first Whats App message comes through: “Weather 7-13 cloudy” The sun has just risen, and already a Koala Researcher is walking through the gum trees, looking. The morning is full of life – Laughing Kookaburras & Rufous Whistlers are...
by Janine Duffy | September 4, 2019 | Koala News, Sunset K&K
Spring is an exciting time in the forests of southern Australia: its baby koala season! Koala joeys usually emerge from their mother’s pouch in July, August and September. They have been in there for six months, but mother koalas are experts at hiding their baby...
by Janine Duffy | May 8, 2019 | Koala News
On our Great Ocean Road tour, we usually see koalas every day. But each visit to a wild koala in a forest is different, and exciting. Some wild koalas are seen in dry open forest: furry grey bundles on a huge silver branch, with blue sky as a backdrop. Others live in...
