Yes, the world loves our koalas, but it seems we don’t. ... Development is not the only foe of koalas. Uncontrolled dogs and cats along with disease have played their part in the decline in numbers. But combined, not enough is being done to reverse the threats to koalas. We can level some blame at pet owners, but nothing has been done to invoke laws for animals to be restrained at night. We can accuse drivers, but where are enforceable speed restrictions? We can blame disease, but very little has been done to find solutions. And we blame development where colonies of koalas are being left homeless with little thought to their future. Koala food trees are being axed across the Redlands [and Logan City Council Brisbane and elswhere] at a frightening rate, destroying many colonies of this vulnerable species. Simply, insufficient is being done across the board to find solutions. The shame is that Redland City Council, with a koala as its logo, is not doing enough to halt the rapidly diminishing numbers of koalas in our city. redlandcitybulletin.au/story/2720269/editorial-world-loves-our-koalas-but-we-dont-give-a-damn/?cs=12 The same criticism applies across SEQ and NSW where infrastructure [roads power poles etc] removes habitat VETO (Veto Energex Towers Organisation) No PRC (Park Ridge Connector) Motorway Berrinba Sanctuary What Will We Leave Our Children?Queensland Koala Crusaders Koalatracker KoalaTracker AlexAustralian Koala Foundation Redlands2030 Jenni Van Rooyen Wildlife Queensland
Posted on: Wed, 26 Nov 2014 06:55:41 +0000
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