Phascolarctos cinereus
31 Koala at Jacka, ACT
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| Phascolarctos cinereus | DonFletcher | 17 Oct 2024 | |
| Phascolarctos cinereus | CarbonAI | 17 Oct 2024 | |
| Phascolarctos cinereus | wadef | 17 Oct 2024 |
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17 Oct 2024
Hi @wadef, could you please check the location given here, and correct it if necessary?
18 Oct 2024
Prob sent here to petition parliament.
No seriously, there used to be abundant patches of koalas in the region, long before Canberra was a glint in OMalleys eye. With some clever restoration, maybe we can get some back.
No seriously, there used to be abundant patches of koalas in the region, long before Canberra was a glint in OMalleys eye. With some clever restoration, maybe we can get some back.
25 Oct 2024
Note - this has hit the news, see Riotact: https://the-riotact.com/first-wild-koala-sighting-in-years-could-put-the-brakes-on-new-gungahlin-suburb/820731
25 Oct 2024
Also in Canberra Times: https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/8800835/koala-sighting-confirmed-on-jacka-housing-development-land/
26 Oct 2024
David Pocock on Instagram:- https://www.instagram.com/p/DBhWrpgTqGY/?img_index=1
Location information
- Places Jacka, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
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- Significant Featured wadef Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr NSW Government Priority Species Threatened Species Action Plan 2022-2032 Priority Species ACT threatened species! Phascolarctos cinereus Wombats & Koalas Mammals
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- Phascolarctos cinereus Scientific name
- Koala Common name
- Sensitive
- Endangered *
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1042m Recorded at altitude
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