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Koala dies after allegedly being dragged behind vehicle down a street

"A rope was tied around the animal's neck and the other end was looped around a vehicle's tow ball, before the animal was dragged along the road."

"There was blood and fur along the road where it got dragged. It was gurgling blood and had deep abrasions over a lot of its body."

"Volunteer vets were forced to euthanise the animal after it suffered injuries, including deep abrasions and a fractured jaw."
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https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03-26/koala-killed-after-being-dragged-behind-vehicle/106497782

More on motorists dragged living beings behind their cars >
https://www.abc.net.au/news/search?query=dragged%20behind%20a%20car
#koalas #cars #motorists #cruelty #WildlifeCrime #Australia #Koroit #values #biodiversity

Koala suffers fatal injuries after allegedly being dragged by car

Wildlife carers say a koala had to be euthanised after it was injured when it was allegedly dragged behind a car in Victoria's south west.

BellingenNSW Mar 18

Koala habitat logged by farmers. Will they be charged under the new environment laws?

"Carte blanche" for bulldozing endangered ecosystems?

"The Australian Conservation Foundation has identified a dozen cases of land clearing since December that should have sought environmental approval."

"The ACF has found, via satellite imagery, a dozen cases in Queensland and NSW of old bushland containing endangered habitats being cleared without any of the necessary referrals for approval."

"The maximum penalty for breaches of the EPBC Act is up to $1.565 million for individuals and up to $15.65 million for corporate breaches." >>
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03-19/epbc-land-clearing-koala-unaware-farmers/106452434
#biodiversity #EPBCAct #LandClearing #farmers #koalas #NativeVegetation #law #EndangeredEcosystems #NSW

Koala habitat logged by farmers unaware of new environment laws

Koala habitat has been bulldozed in an apparent breach of new environment laws that took effect in December, with fears farmers are unaware of their new obligations.

michael Mar 6

5-Mar-2026
Whole-#genome study of #koalas transforms how we understand genetic risk in #endangeredSpecies
World-first evidence that #conservation decisions can’t rely on static measures of genetic #diversity

https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1118649

#science #ecology #extinction #australia

Whole-genome study of koalas transforms how we understand genetic risk in endangered species

A landmark finding that suggests koala genetic diversity not the only deciding factor in successful regrowth of populations. Study in Science from Cesar Australia and the University of Sydney shows that less genetically diverse koala populations in the south of the country are better positioned to grow post the 2019-20 bushfires than the more diverse populations further north.

EurekAlert!

NSW.Biodiversity Feb 23

Koalas in south-east Queensland
"I have spent my whole career counting dead bodies basically," Australian Koala Foundation Chair Deborah Tabart OAM >>
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02-24/qld-koala-recovery-redlands-coast/106310380
#biodiversity #koalas #landclearing #sprawl #cars #RoadDeaths #dogs #Australia

Koala numbers are stabilising in Brisbane's bayside, but advocates remain wary

Urbanisation has decimated south east Queensland's koala population, but new analysis suggests the decline has slowed in some areas.

Iarlaiṫ Feb 16

Na créatúir bhochta sa zú. They seem to have less shelter so that we can spectate. I do love the Koala Cam, but surely these days there's a better solution for them and us? #ainmithe #nadúr #animals #nature #koalas

Michael J. Gratton Feb 13

In Sydney on Sunday? Want a free brunch (and to help stop the proposed Moolarben Coal Expansion from destroying yet more of the climate and also pushing Koalas further to extinction)?

The nice people at Humanist Society of NSW are putting on a submission writing brunch:

https://events.humanitix.com/moolarben-submission-writing-brunch

Boosts appreciated!

#Coal #Killing #Koalas #Sydney