Phascolarctos cinereus

31 Koala at suppressed

Phascolarctos cinereus at suppressed - 17 Oct 2024
Phascolarctos cinereus at suppressed - 17 Oct 2024
Phascolarctos cinereus at suppressed - 17 Oct 2024
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Phascolarctos cinereus 17 Oct 2024 DonFletcher
Phascolarctos cinereus 17 Oct 2024 CarbonAI
Phascolarctos cinereus 17 Oct 2024 wadef

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Significant sighting

MichaelBedingfield noted:

18 Oct 2024

Great to see the Koala in a new location in the ACT.

10 comments

DonFletcher wrote:
   17 Oct 2024
Hi @wadef, could you please check the location given here, and correct it if necessary?
DonFletcher wrote:
   17 Oct 2024
No need to do that @wadef . Location has been confirmed.
HelenCross wrote:
   18 Oct 2024
Fantastic sighting for Canberra!
DonFletcher wrote:
   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.
DPRees125 wrote:
   18 Oct 2024
finally, well done..
   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/
   25 Oct 2024
At least the Riotact isn't behind a paywall like The Canberra Times.
   26 Oct 2024
David Pocock on Instagram:- https://www.instagram.com/p/DBhWrpgTqGY/?img_index=1
KorinneM wrote:
   26 Oct 2024
How awesome!!!

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Species information

  • Phascolarctos cinereus Scientific name
  • Koala Common name
  • Sensitive
  • Endangered *
  • Non-invasive or negligible
  • -13.51m to 1077.27m Recorded at altitude
  • 39 images trained Machine learning
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