Current Projects
The long-term survival of the koala depends on the retention and effective management of suitable habitat to support koalas in the wild. The future of this species will not be sustainable in Captivity.
The AKF has several ongoing projects dedicated to saving the wild koala through conserving its habitat and raising funds to enable the AKF to continue running despite its not-for-profit policy. These include:
- Koala Beach: This housing estate in northern New South Wales was the result of collaboration between The Ray Group of developers and the AKF. It is the first property to be master planned and designed with the protection of the environment as its priority, with the community making conscious compromises to its lifestyle so that it can co-exist with wild koalas.
- Koala Habitat Atlas: This project involves the mapping, identifying and quantifying of koala habitat throughout the koala's geographic range. It aims to identify which trees are preferentially used by koalas and to identify and rank koala habitat on a shire by shire basis.
- Koala Campaigners: Koalas and their habitat do not receive adequate protection under the current legislation. Members of the public who join Koala Campaigners send emails to Australia's Environment Minister, to urge a meaningful review of the National Koala Conservation Strategy and provide effective legislation.
Read more about this topic: Australian Koala Foundation
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