Phascolarctos cinereus

15 Koala at Tinderry, NSW

Phascolarctos cinereus at Tinderry, NSW - 6 Aug 2023
Phascolarctos cinereus at Tinderry, NSW - 6 Aug 2023
Phascolarctos cinereus at Tinderry, NSW - 6 Aug 2023
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Phascolarctos cinereus 6 Aug 2023 DonFletcher
Vombatus ursinus 6 Aug 2023 CarbonAI
Phascolarctos cinereus 6 Aug 2023 samreid007

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Significant sighting

DonFletcher noted:

6 Aug 2023

Koalas are not commonly reported in CNM. Last sighting in this location was 18 years ago.

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Seen by a friend (Chris Griffin) in the Tinderry's.

12 comments

DonFletcher wrote:
   6 Aug 2023
Good to know they are still along that road - last record in CNM on that road was in 2005. There were other records a few kilometres away in 2012.
DonFletcher wrote:
   6 Aug 2023
Many thanks to your friend Sam
RogerF wrote:
   6 Aug 2023
I know the spot but have never travelled there at night
SallyMiller1 wrote:
   7 Aug 2023
Sam & Chris - can you please report this sighting here also: https://www.koala.nsw.gov.au/report-sighting so that it will get into BioNet - the official database for koala sightings. This will help us manage koalas in this region.
DonFletcher wrote:
   7 Aug 2023
@SallyMiller1, you or they can download a spreadsheet record of ALL the koala sightings in CNM in one go. In the menu above go to 'Species' then navigate to the one you want (mammals/ wombat and koala/koala) then use the 'export' button up top on the right.
SallyMiller1 wrote:
   7 Aug 2023
@DonFletcher - thanks for that information. I'm unable to see an 'export' button. Perhaps that's only on a moderator's page?
DonFletcher wrote:
   7 Aug 2023
@SallyMiller1, well if you cant see it, then probably so. I know some species are restricted like that. If that is the reason, and not a glitch, you should be able to see an export button in unrestricted species, so maybe have a look at EGKs or something common like that to check? If koalas are restriced, to get access you would need to communicate with one of the admins.
markus wrote:
   7 Aug 2023
I thought CNM and Bionet (and ALA) swapped records? I have four koala sightings there from our property (just to the north of the gully on the right of this sighting) over the last five years that I've submitted to ISpyKoala (when it worked) and hence Bionet. I've never checked the cross-referencing though. I'll add them to CNM as well then :-) I've been pestering others up there to add their own as well.
DonFletcher wrote:
   8 Aug 2023
@marcus they probably do swap
AaronClausen wrote:
   8 Aug 2023
Hey guys, direct feed to NSW BioNet from NatureMapr has been developed and we are just awaiting go live implementation.

We are putting these kind of important feeds in place so people don't have to jump around and install 50 different apps.

We want koala data to go to the right people that need to know about it. We want fungi data to go to the right people that need to know about it. We want ACT data to go DIRECTLY to ACT Government. We want NSW data to go DIRECTLY to NSW Government. Same for any important species and same for every state.

That's our plan and the team are working hard to make it a reality. Thanks for all the patience and support guys.
DonFletcher wrote:
   8 Aug 2023
@AaronClausen that's impressive. Thanks for the info.
snapperoonie wrote:
   8 Aug 2023
Love your work Aaron, thank you!

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  • Unknown Gender
  • Alive / healthy Animal health

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  • Phascolarctos cinereus Scientific name
  • Koala Common name
  • Sensitive
  • Very rare / threatened
  • Non-Invasive
  • -13.51m to 1077.27m Recorded at altitude
  • 25 images trained Machine learning
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