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••• DIY koala conservation •••

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How to Report a Koala Sighting

Knowing how to spot koalas and how to identify if they are sick or injured [...]

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How To Identify A Sick Or Injured Koala

Discover how to identify and aid sick/injured koalas. Learn about DIY wildlife car kits & [...]

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How To Keep Koalas and Dogs Safe in Your Backyard

Here are a few crucial steps you can take as a dog owner to keep [...]

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How To Make Koala-friendly Fencing

Koala populations in urban areas rely on roaming safely. Find out how you can help [...]

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Make A Pool Escape To Save Koalas From Drowning

Although they can swim, koalas will drown if they cannot get out of a pool. [...]

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The Ultimate DIY Car Kit to Rescue Wildlife

Would you be able to help an injured animal on the road? Learn how you [...]

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••• Fellow Wildlife Watchers •••

Pine Rivers Koala Care

Rescuing and rehabilitating koalas throughout Moreton Bay and North Brisbane. [...]

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Moreton Bay Koala Rescue Inc.

See how Moreton Bay Koala Rescue Inc. is saving sick, injured, and orphaned koalas across [...]

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Koala Threat Mitigation Project

Funded by Department of Environment and Science and supported by local councils, Social Marketing @ Griffith are working across South East Queensland to increase community engagement to protect koalas.

Download their free resources and help us to get more people to act and protect our national icon:

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••• Videos •••

Calling Koalas

You can help save a koala’s life by knowing the signs they are sick and reporting it before it’s too late. This inspiring short film illustrates the impact of community action in saving koalas and emphasises that not only can anyone help, but that everyone has to in order to make meaningful change.

Koala Protection: A day in the life of a carer

Injured koalas need carers. Now it’s your turn to give them a hand.

Follow the journey of a koala rescued by Trish LeeHong from Wildlife Rescue, Rehabilitation and Education Centre.

Koala Protection – Ways we can help koalas

More than 1,500 koalas were hospitalised in Queensland in 2020. Koala protection is a shared responsibility that needs both governments and people to take actions.

••• Research papers •••

Harris, J. A., Rundle-Thiele, S., Pang, B., David, P., & Seydel, T. (2021). Leave it: Upskilling a dog owning community. In Social and Sustainability Marketing (pp. 739-754). Productivity Press.

Harris, J. A., Rundle-Thiele, S., David, P., & Pang, B. (2021). Engaging dog trainers in a city-wide roll-out of koala aversion skill enhancement: A social marketing program. Australasian Journal of Environmental Management, 28(3), 236-247.

Rundle-Thiele, S., Pang, B., Knox, K., David, P., Parkinson, J., & Hussenoeder, F. (2019). Generating new directions for reducing dog and koala interactions: A social marketing formative research study. Australasian Journal of Environmental Management, 26(2), 173-187.

David, P., Rundle-Thiele, S., Pang, B., Knox, K., Parkinson, J., & Hussenoeder, F. (2019). Engaging the dog owner community in the design of an effective koala aversion program. Social Marketing Quarterly, 25(1), 55-68.