Koala
The bushfires which ravaged Australia at the start of 2020 and their devastating impact on koala (Phascolarctos cinereus) populations have ignited awareness and conversation around the urgency and action required to save this iconic Australian species.
With a proven track-record in koala habitat protection and restoration and koala research, QTFN is a leading force in koala recovery efforts in South East Queensland. We are collaborating with governments, koala conservation and rescue groups, universities and the community to do everything in our power to ensure the long-term survival of this much-loved marsupial.
Make your impact
- Protect and restore koala habitat on Koala Crossing, our 652-hectare property that forms part of the Flinders-Karawatha Corridor, the largest remaining continuous stretch of open eucalypt forest in the region.
- Own and manage Aroona Station, a working cattle property that also hosts thriving ecosystems which support koala populations.
- Playing a leading role implementation of the habitat restoration component of the Queensland Government’s Koala Conservation Strategy – reversing the decline of koala populations in South East Queensland.
- Harness efforts to restore a minimum of 250ha of koala habitat by 2024 using best-practice methodology catered to each site, and guarantee the longevity of these actions through provision for maintenance and legal protection.
- Develop and deploy a mechanism for attracting, assessing, prioritising and funding koala habitat restoration activities.
- Provide a standardised, scientifically rigorous and scalable monitoring framework for tracking achievements and how they benefit southeast Queensland’s koalas.
- Partner with the Koala Ecology Group at The University of Queensland to lead koala research that will expand our knowledge of koala movement, foraging patterns, and disease incidence.
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- Koalas in South East Queensland are under increasing pressure of urban encroachment. They need connected corridors to move, forage and breed, and their long-term survival requires protection at a landscape level.
- At Koala Crossing, we have planted almost 100,000 koala food and shelter trees working with Greenfleet, corporate and community partners and volunteers.
- Our research partnership with the University of Queensland’s Koala Ecology Group is providing vital information on the movements, health and habits of the koala population at Koala Crossing and in the Peak Crossing area.
- Our extensive koala tagging, tracking and monitoring program has identified individual koalas roam across 20-100 hectares, and helped pinpoint areas for revegetation with their preferred Eucalyptus species Corymbia citriodora, Eucalyptus tereticornis and Eucalyptus crebra.
- Since our acquisition of Koala Crossing in 2015, surveys indicate Koala Crossing’s koala population has increased in density, with the proportion of sites showing koala activity increasing from 75 per cent to 83 percent.
Action & Insight
Sep 2Koala Crossing Nature Refuge
Earlier this year, we had great legislative success on one of our long-term properties. Koala Crossing, on Yuggera country in Peak Crossing, has had half of the land secured and gazetted as four individual nature refuges. The Koala Crossing Nature Refuge, Glider’s Glade Nature Refuge, Wallabies Knoll Nature Refuge and Cockatoo’s Corner Nature Refuge combined, provides 368ha […]
Aug 31Expansion of the Koala Habitat Restoration Partnership Program
Since its commencement in 2019, the Koala Habitat Restoration Partnership Program (KHRPP) has established seven projects across south-east Queensland, which over the 5-year duration of the program will result in the restoration of more than 255 hectares of koala habitat. KHRPP projects are located on private landowner sites with existing koala populations. By revegetating koala food […]
Feb 4Nesting for neighbours
As we increase the habitat for koalas at QTFN’s Koala Crossing, we are also creating habitat for a host of other native species. In 2020, with funding from the WIRES Landcare Wildlife Relief and Recovery Grants Program, we installed 40 nesting boxes and water drinking stations across the property. The nesting boxes, which were made […]
Our work
- Protect and restore koala habitat on Koala Crossing, our 652-hectare property that forms part of the Flinders-Karawatha Corridor, the largest remaining continuous stretch of open eucalypt forest in the region.
- Own and manage Aroona Station, a working cattle property that also hosts thriving ecosystems which support koala populations.
- Playing a leading role implementation of the habitat restoration component of the Queensland Government’s Koala Conservation Strategy – reversing the decline of koala populations in South East Queensland.
- Harness efforts to restore a minimum of 250ha of koala habitat by 2024 using best-practice methodology catered to each site, and guarantee the longevity of these actions through provision for maintenance and legal protection.
- Develop and deploy a mechanism for attracting, assessing, prioritising and funding koala habitat restoration activities.
- Provide a standardised, scientifically rigorous and scalable monitoring framework for tracking achievements and how they benefit southeast Queensland’s koalas.
- Partner with the Koala Ecology Group at The University of Queensland to lead koala research that will expand our knowledge of koala movement, foraging patterns, and disease incidence.
Want to explore more
Our impact
- Koalas in South East Queensland are under increasing pressure of urban encroachment. They need connected corridors to move, forage and breed, and their long-term survival requires protection at a landscape level.
- At Koala Crossing, we have planted almost 100,000 koala food and shelter trees working with Greenfleet, corporate and community partners and volunteers.
- Our research partnership with the University of Queensland’s Koala Ecology Group is providing vital information on the movements, health and habits of the koala population at Koala Crossing and in the Peak Crossing area.
- Our extensive koala tagging, tracking and monitoring program has identified individual koalas roam across 20-100 hectares, and helped pinpoint areas for revegetation with their preferred Eucalyptus species Corymbia citriodora, Eucalyptus tereticornis and Eucalyptus crebra.
- Since our acquisition of Koala Crossing in 2015, surveys indicate Koala Crossing’s koala population has increased in density, with the proportion of sites showing koala activity increasing from 75 per cent to 83 percent.
Action & insight
Action & Insight
Koala Crossing Nature Refuge
Earlier this year, we had great legislative success on one of our long-term properties. Koala Crossing, on Yuggera country in Peak Crossing, has had half of the land secured and gazetted as four individual nature refuges. The Koala Crossing Nature Refuge, Glider’s Glade Nature Refuge, Wallabies Knoll Nature Refuge and Cockatoo’s Corner Nature Refuge combined, provides 368ha […]
Expansion of the Koala Habitat Restoration Partnership Program
Since its commencement in 2019, the Koala Habitat Restoration Partnership Program (KHRPP) has established seven projects across south-east Queensland, which over the 5-year duration of the program will result in the restoration of more than 255 hectares of koala habitat. KHRPP projects are located on private landowner sites with existing koala populations. By revegetating koala food […]
Nesting for neighbours
As we increase the habitat for koalas at QTFN’s Koala Crossing, we are also creating habitat for a host of other native species. In 2020, with funding from the WIRES Landcare Wildlife Relief and Recovery Grants Program, we installed 40 nesting boxes and water drinking stations across the property. The nesting boxes, which were made […]