I was interested to stumble across a letter written to the editor of the New York Times in 1992. It was an attempt to water down an earlier report in that very reputable publication that the koala was in dire trouble and on the fast track to extinction. The letter was sent by a Mr Christopher Sweeney, Counsellor, Public Affairs at the Australian Embassy in Washington at that time. More
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Koala Diaries Blog
Koala Diaries brings together researchers, conservation efforts and government agencies to collaborate on more informed policies to protect the koala, under threat of extinction from urban development, loss of habitat and disease. This blog provides a vital role in community education and engagement in the issues, challenges and achievements in saving the koala. 
The Problem with Disease is that it Spreads
Alex Harris - Monday, July 12, 2010
Member, Kathryn Kermode, has made a valuable contribution to Koala Diaries. She has watched and documented a colony of koalas in her neighbourhood of Kyogle for some time now. Kathryn keeps a record on her own website, and now does so via Koala Diaries as well. This brings insight to the health of koalas on a regional basis, rather than along state or electoral boundaries. More
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