Australian Koala Foundation
The whole month of July is Save the Koala Month with a special day on Friday 31st July, 1998 dedicated as Save the Koala Day. The Australian Koala Foundation has released removable tatoos that are on sale nationally from Toys 'R' Us, Australian ... [... more]
Burke's Backyard |
Keeping Rare And Endangered Birds
As Australian cities develop and spread, less land is available as habitat for native species. While high profile animals such as koalas get media coverage, many of the smaller birds are quietly being forced into extinction. In Perth there have ... [... more]
Burke's Backyard |
Feeding Native Animals
For over thirty years Geoff and Christine Smith have been looking after orphaned or injured native animals. Around 1500 kangaroos, wallabies, koalas, wombats and possums have been saved, and then released back to the bush where they were ... [... more]
Burke's Backyard |
Ginger Bread Koalas - KOALA DAY, 30TH JULY 2004
Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy using electric hand beater. Sift dry ingredients together and work into butter mixture to form soft dough. Add 1 tablespoon of water if necessary. Knead lightly and roll out to about 3mm thickness ... [... more]
Australian Womens Weekly |
Featherdale Wildlife Park
Natalie finds herself literally wrapped up in wildlife of the furry, fluffy and frightening kind at Featherdale. Almost every visitor to Australia wants to see koalas and kangaroos. Locals are pretty fond of them too. At Featherdale Wildlife Park ... [... more]
Getaway |
Melissa Lagonegro
Alice the platypus has a lot of things she wants to do, but she has trouble remembering just what those things are. The Koala Brothers come to the rescue with a great idea-a remembering string. But what happens when Alice loses her string? Find ... [... more]
Random House |
Endemism
Endemism describes species that are native to a particular geographic area or continent. Examples of endemism in Australia are the koala and the red kangaroo, both of which are not naturally found anywhere else in the world. Endemism usually ... [... more]
Australian Museum |
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