About us – the charity groups behind Wild Koala Day
We are a group of koala charities, not for profit organisations, wildlife carers and concerned individuals that fight for wild koalas. We come from all over Australia, and around the world. Please read about us and feel welcome to connect with us.
You don’t have to be a koala charity to be involved – we welcome anyone and everyone to become a supporter of Wild Koala Day.
KoalaTracker KoalaTracker is the national crowdsourced koala map, putting location, points of impact and cause of death and injury on the public record. A hub for the sharing of information it has shown state habitat maps to be in error, the location of koalas where governments thought there were none, engaged communities in localised conservation and advocacy, provided councils with essential location and risk mitigation data and empowered university research with high quality data sourced from members of the public and rescue groups. Provided for free, it is self-funded by creator Alex Harris.
Detection Dogs for Conservation Koala scat surveys using detection dogs, detection dogs training and testing, grant writing, working in collaboration with government and NGOs on koala projects including: koala health and genetic research, koala and rehabilitation, koala habitat connectivity ; student projects, community engagement, collaboration and partnership on everything koala, networking and development of new research projects
Koala Care Fraser Coast Koalas Fraser Coast is here to provide an enjoyable, friendly, informative page about the local Koalas in the Fraser Coast region
Save and protect the koala of the somerset region The survival of Australia’s iconic and unique Koala now and in the future is reliant on US the community and the shared guardians of the Somerset Region Koalas
Koala Action Group Gympie Region The Gympie region Koala Action Group seeks to ensure the conservation and protection of koalas and koala habitat through activities/actions and education.
Noosa Koala Sightings This page has been set up to raise awareness of koalas in their natural environment and to help preserve their habitat. It shares photos of koala sightings in the Noosa area, but also of general interest to preserving and protecting koalas for future generations. It liaises regularly with other koala groups. It publishes photos we take when visiting Noosa National Park and checking on resident koalas’ health. It invites friends in sharing detailed location information including which tree and if on private property, the suburb and general area to help understand where Koalas might be. Sighting information is made available to Koalatracker and the relevant wildlife and local authorities to help care for our Koalas and their environment. Photos and videos are welcome and can be uploaded anytime.
OWAD Environment Independent professionals and Koala conservation ecologists. They specialise in Koala distribution surveys and Koala habitat conservation. They are Certified Environmental Professionals (Environmental Institute of Australia and New Zealand), and work with a certified professional detection dog for their surveys. ‘Taz’ detects Koala scats and Quoll scats concurrently. They work primarily with local and State governments, and conservation organisations. The wider community can contribute to OWAD Environment’s pro bono activities for community groups by liking Taz’s Facebook page
Queensland Koala Crusaders Inc. An incorporated association dedicated to improving koala conservation outcomes. Its mission is to be “a voice for the koala”. The group’s formation followed the Sunshine Coast Koala Summit held in August 2012. Foundation members were drawn from existing groups already operating in South East Queensland: Koala Action Pine Rivers, Moreton Bay Koala Rescue and Koala Diaries.We also work co-operatively with other like-minded conservation organisations, including the Bob Irwin Wildlife & Conservation Foundation, and Queensland experts recognised internationally for their work with koalas. The Queensland Koala Crusaders Inc committee believes very much in the value of a grass-roots approach to koala conservation – those who are closest to the problems are also arguably closest to the solutions. The committee’s combined experience in koala conservation – including rescue, rehabilitation and advocacy – spans more than three quarters of a century.
Moreton Bay Koala Rescue We provide a 24/7 rescue service for sick, injured and orphaned koalas for the Moreton Bay region and all suburbs north of Brisbane, rescue hotline 0401 080 333
Eurobodalla Koalas Project Eurobodalla Koalas Project is looking for volunteers to do project management, research (field surveys, statistical analysis and/or GIS modelling), lobbying and promotion of the Eurobodalla Koala Recovery Strategy. Facebook Website Membership Help Save the wildlife and bushlands in Campbelltown We started this page in the hopes to raise awareness for our local wildlife and help protect them in their natural habitat in surrounding areas. Our first sighting of a koala (Alexis) gave us the idea of creating the page as we had no idea we had wildlife so close to home. The page was created back in 2013 when we met Alexis for the first time. The page is to help raise awareness, support our wildlife with developments etc, inform the community of what is going on around them and how they can help but most importantly we are here to be the voices for the wildlife. Facebook Koala Gardens at Tuckurimba
Read more about the property and colony members at Koala Gardens
Save our aussie icon mr koala • Page Owner – Nikki Willmette and Shane Newsham • Currently a member of Hunter Koala Preservation Society • Previously a volunteer at Walkabout park Somersby. Our page came into being to strive to increase awareness revolving around the issues relating to koala conservation care and education .Furthermore our page plans to provide a platform from which koala charities can publish relevant information. Indeed our page is also ideal for koala lovers and carers to express their opinions and concerns and to raise much needed funds considering koala charities receive no government support. Our page ,which has world wide support,has already achieved marked success in raising funds and awareness for a number of koala charities. Our page does not receive any funds directly,but as stated we do provide an opportunity for the public to donate directly to the charity of their choice. In essence our page can unite koala lovers to organisations that do not have access to funding or the capacity to canvass big business. We follow koala charities who rescue and rehabilitate sick,injured or distressed koalas back to the wild. Our page addresses all the issues,the good,the bad and the ugly but never overlooking the plain fact that the koala is overwhelmingly loveable and cute. Finally we will always endeavour to support other not for profit koala platforms. Facebook
Koala Clancy Foundation Together, we are making a difference for the future of wild koalas! Koalas are one of the ten species worldwide most at risk from climate change. Increased carbon dioxide in the air is changing the chemical composition of eucalyptus leaves, making it harder for koalas to find food. In the seven years from 2007 to 2014, we documented a 46% decrease in koala numbers in the You Yangs. However, koala sightings have increased in one region of the You Yangs – an area where we conduct our Make a Home for Koala Clancy weed removal project. Removing Boneseed weeds does help koalas. We are passionate about our environment and our future depends on us to take action. Working together, we have a chance to create a world where our children – and the children of the future – can celebrate wildlife and appreciate Koalas IN THE WILD.
Koala Clancy Foundation is the major supporter of Wild Koala Day and paid for this website. Facebook Website Membership
Southern Ash Wildlife Shelter Inc Victoria Rescue raise rehabilitate research wild Victorian koalas Facebook – Southern Ash Wildlife Shelter Facebook – Sam the Koala
Echidna Walkabout Nature Tours social enterprise wildlife tour operator based in Melbourne. Our Wild Koala Research Project, fully funded by tourists, provides the data that showed the catastrophic decline of You Yangs koalas, and led us to take action by forming the Koala Clancy Foundation and Wild Koala Day. Echidna Walkabout is the major donor and supporter of Koala Clancy Foundation and Wild Koala Day.