Greenies exploiting Koalas

[Juliar]

My hero Reddy recoils from the TRUTH as espoused by that Denouncer of Demons the Legendary Alan Jones the Savior of Australia. No doubt he is a personal adviser to ScoMo.

I worry when people DEFAME a powerful wealthy figure like Jonesy who could easily sue the pants off them with QC's and powerful legal eagles abounding.

It has happened that a poster on a web site like this was sued for Defamation. Hot Copper a few years ago.



Save this koala forest!



A quarry at Brandy Hill, near Port Stephens, has applied to clear 100 football fields of core koala habitat.

The forest is an “area of regional koala significance” and breeding koalas have been recently seen in the area.


Image source: Marina Neil

In July, the NSW Government waved through a proposal to destroy 50 hectares of prime koala habitat to expand a quarry at Brandy Hill in the Hunter. Now, the federal Environment Minister has the final say.

Federal Environment Minister Sussan Ley has delayed her final decision on whether to save 50 hectares of core koala habitat at Brandy Hill in NSW until October 13th.

She’s considering new expert evidence that the site is breeding habitat and an important connecting corridor for koalas.

We have a short window of time to show Sussan Ley the community wants her to save this koala forest and protect NSW koalas from extinction. Send an urgent message today.

https://www.nature.org.au/get-involved/ ... la-forest/



Dear Minister Ley,

I write to you about your upcoming decision on whether to approve the destruction of 50 hectares of core koala habitat in Port Stephens for the expansion of Brandy Hill quarry.

Koalas in NSW are on track for extinction.

Thousands of koalas perished in the Black Summer Bushfires, and Australia must now step up our efforts to conserve our furry national emblems.

The recent ecological expert report by Dr. Ryan R. Witt and Assoc. Prof. John Clulow shows the site is home to breeding koala populations, and the 50 hectares to be cleared is some of the highest suitability koala habitat in the region, as well as an important corridor for koala movement.

Yet, the developer, in their October 2014 EPBC referral, stated that alternative sites were not investigated:

"The EIS scoping stage did not involve detailed assessment of alternate sites, timeframes or activities as the Proponent deemed pursuing a site expansion the most financial and ecologically beneficial outcome."

Surely, we can do better? If demand for hard rocks can be met without clearing core koala habitat, at the very least this must be investigated!

The NSW Independent Planning Commission, in their decision on this project, raised concerns that the state’s biodiversity assessment framework needs updating to account for the impacts of the Black Summer Fires on koalas.

Koalas are being driven toward extinction, one development at a time.

For all of these reasons, I respectfully ask that you reject this project in order to protect the koala.

Yours sincerely,

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[Black Orchid]

Well it is a start.


Koala News & Science
8:57 AM · Sep 25, 2020

1600 koala trees planted at Arthurs Seat, Mornington Peninsula VIC this season by Mornington Peninsula Koala Conservation.
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Too little. The Koalas will all be dead by the time those trees are anywhere near mature.

[Outlaw Yogi]

The nauseating Greenies are trying to exploit the koalas to close up more land and stop any logging.

That's not all.
Their latest claim is that Koalas are vanishing because they're being stomped to death by cows.

Reality is, it's pretty common knowledge that koalas are being wiped out by Chlamydia.

[Juliar]

One can't help feeling the koalas are living on borrowed time with their badly adapted too specialized food processing system.


KOALA FOOD TREE PLANTATIONS


The Koala is an arboreal marsupial native to Australia.

Wild Koalas are found along the east coast of Australia and southern regions including South Australia. They typically inhabit the open eucalypt woodlands and the leaves from these trees make up the majority of their diet.

The Koalas’ gut flora is able to break down the toxins present in the eucalyptus leaves. The leaves have little nutritional value and the Koala is compelled to limit their energy use by sleeping up to 20 hours a day.

Though Australia has over 600 species of eucalypts, Koalas have a preference for about 30 species.

On average a Koala consumes 400 grams of leaf a day, usually spread over four or more feeding sessions. Despite their adaptation to a low energy diet, they have little fat reserves and need to feed often.

Their restricted diet and the need to eat regularly poses many challenges for wildlife parks housing Koalas. Hartley’s Crocodile Adventures has five plantations of Koala food trees. Each Koala requires at least 500 plantation trees to meet its yearly dietary intake.

The most favoured species are Eucalyptus microcorys, E. tereticornis, E. camaldulensis and E. Pelita. Between the five plantations, we grow ten species of eucalypt allowing us to offer variety to our Koalas. They are usually fed three different species on any one day.





The seedlings for the plantations are grown to order from seed and raised by a local commercial nursery. During the wet season, the seedlings are closely planted together in rows. The soil preparation usually involves deep ripping to encourage root growth. After the first or second year of growth, the young trees are coppiced or cut to encourage multiple branches. These branches are then harvested and offered to the Koalas as food. Specially trained Gum Cutters collect the small branches every second day from the plantations and transport the food back to Hartley’s in an insulated container. The waiting gum leaf is stored in a cold room to maintain freshness.

https://www.crocodileadventures.com/sus ... lantations