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Koalas

RESCUE ADVICE

Members of the community must not handle koalas.​

If you find a sick, injured or orphaned koala:

  • do not attempt to hold the animal

  • call the Wildlife Rescue Hotline 0418 628 483  and a trained rescuer with the correct PPE and equipment will attend.

Common reasons for rescue include:

  • hit by moving vehicle

  • attacked by domestic pet

Did you know?

 

Koalas have very sharp claws and can cause serious injury. Don't attempt to pick up or cuddle a wild koala.

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Koalas in the Hunter

Koalas are a tree dwelling, leaf-eating marsupial; its closest relative is the wombat. The Koala’s diet consists of about 70 eucalypt species and 30 noneucalypt species. Koalas have a specialised digestive system to break down and absorb nutrients from the large quantities of leaves they consume. They are mostly nocturnal, sleeping up to 18 - 20 hours each day to conserve the energy they must use to digest their food. Early European settlers hunted Koalas for furs which drastically afected Koala numbers and led to localised extinction in some areas. Content thanks

Read more about koalas in the Hunter Region.

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All native birds, reptiles, amphibians and mammals, but not including dingoes, are protected in NSW by the Biodiversity Conservation Act 2016.

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