News and Events
Keep up with the latest news and events happening around Wild Koala Day and the conservation of Koalas in the Wild.
How Dutch tourists can help koalas
Published by Aussie Specialist travel agent Walkabout Australia / New Zealand, The Netherlands, on 1 May 2019. Sommige dieren verdienen een eigen dag (Some animals deserve a day of their own) Walkabout draagt graag bij aan de ondersteuning van het overleven van...
Wild Koala Day 2018 Results
Wild Koala Day May 3 2018 was a huge success. Here are the results: 14 independent Wild Koala Day events Australia-wide! Events ranged from koala tree planting, to information stalls, field days and walks, weeding and charity auctions. Some events were run on...
Tree-climbing with joey | Wild Koala Day 2018
The day a koala joey leaves the pouch, they have to learn to hang on tight. Mother koala spends 99% of her day high in a tree. To get enough gum leaves to feed herself and her baby, she has to climb to the top branches of a new tree every day. She uses all her fingers...
Koala kisses in the gum-trees | Wild Koala Day
Koala joey Kozo is one year old and almost ready to leave her mum, KiKi. For several weeks the pair have been sitting in the same tree, but not together. This is one of the first steps to independence for a koala joey. The bond between mother koala and joey is very...
The Bush needs Koalas
Imvula is a young male koala living wild in the You Yangs, near Melbourne Australia. Some weeks back I watched him grooming high in a gum-tree – his balance is so good, he had both his hands raised in the air, one foot scratching his side and his remaining foot...
Wild Koala Day 2018: Homes For Everybody
Koalas can live in suburbs and towns. Koalas can live successfully near humans. Around Australia there are many examples of suburbs and towns where koalas live due to sensitive development and good town planning. These places are also great places for people to...
Koala Tourism
Koala Crusaders
Once you fall in love with koalas, you will never be the same again. This happened to Libby! You can find out more about what Libby is doing to help koalas and I know with her and the other children that love koalas, the koalas future is in good hands. You can follow...
Pre-Menstrual Drop Bear
The angelic face and innocent eyes of a koala hide a mischievous sprite, with one of the most interesting sex lives in the animal kingdom, worthy of a national Wild Koala Day in their honour. Koala expert Janine Duffy says that wild koala behaviour is extremely...
Land clearing in NSW
New South Wales consist of 800,628 square kilometres or 80,062,800 Hectares excluding its islands which consist of 1400 hectares. Mining consists of 0.1% of land across the State. Which is 800.63 square kilometres Agriculture uses 78% of the land Which is 624490...
Event Promotion
Koala Conservation Day, Wild Koala Day, Koala charity, Tree Planting koalas,conservation, promotion for charity. Your own website/s is the single most important place for your event. Your website is you, as far as the world is concerned. This is ours...
3 ways to get involved
Here's a quick video on 3 great ways to get involved in Wild Koala Day.
Avalon Airport sponsors
The Wild Koala Team are delighted to announce the sponsorship for Wild Koala Day by Avalon Airport. For the week of Wild Koalas Avalon Airport will be renaming itself Koala Airport, celebrating Wild Koalas and promoting their importance to Australia. Especially the...
Rennae Stubbs speaks for Koalas
The Wild Koala Team and Wild Koalas are so happy that Rennae has joined us in speaking up for Wild Koalas. A Six times Grand Slam Champion, 4 time Olympian and the winner of 60 doubles triumphs, more than any other Australian woman. Having been a great Champion for...