A resident of our little garden.
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Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan defends mass koala cull in Victoria's Budj Bim National Park amid fierce backlash from wildlife advocates
Hundreds of koalas have been shot dead by helicopter snipers in Victoria over the past month as part of a cull that has sparked heated debate among wildlife advocates.
Revealed: nearly 2m hectares of #koala habitat bulldozed since 2011 – despite political promises to protect species | #Australian election 2025 https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/apr/12/koala-habitat-destroyed-since-2011-analysis
Meet Charlotte!
Das flauschige Blumenmädchen kann ab sofort als handgemaltes #wandklex Original im Klexshop auf https://www.wandklex.art/product/midsommar-koala-charlotte-illustration-gerahmte-originalarbeit-aquarell-532676 gefunden (und von einem/einer von Euch ergattert werden.)
Day 14
“Nearly 2m hectares of #forests suitable for endangered koalas have been destroyed since the iconic species was declared a #ThreatenedSpecies in 2011, according to analysis for Guardian Australia.
The scale of #habitat #destruction in #Queensland and #NewSouthWales – states in which the koala is formally recognised as being at risk of #extinction – has continued despite political promises it would be protected.
Analysis by the #AustralianConservationFoundation using state and federal government #data found 1,964,200 hectares of #koala habitat were cleared between 2012 and 2021, the latest year for which there was complete data.
The total amount of destroyed forest and bush covered an area larger than greater Sydney, taking in the #BlueMountains, the #Illawarra, the southern highlands and the #Goulburn and #Shoalhaven regions.
It is more than 10 times larger than the area the #NSW government is assessing for a possible “great koala national park”. But most of the cleared area – 81% – was in Queensland.
About three-quarters of the lost forest is estimated to have been cleared for agriculture, to create #cattle pasture and #crop fields. The analysis found 13% was removed by the #forestry industry and 5% for development of infrastructure, including #mining. Just 4% was likely due to natural causes, such as bushfire and drought.”
There’s a reason the Minister for the Environment has been kept quiet.
#Auspol / #Labor / #Straya / #ClimateExtinction <https://theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/apr/12/koala-habitat-destroyed-since-2011-analysis>
“The 20th Hour”
Genre(s): Wildlife Photography
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Hello!
This nettle #needlefelted #koala and baby #craft would make a #cute addition to your bookshelf or desk.
Have a nice day everyone!
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#MarsupialMonday :
Watercolor studies of “Phascolarctos or Native Bear” (#Koala ) by James Stuart, c.1831-41.
The State Library of New South Wales Mitchell Library:
https://collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/nM7lDMLY
[Volume 04: Natural history drawings of marsupials, reptiles and rodents, ca. 1831-1841 / by James Stuart / Linnean Society of N.S.W. collection.]
I did a short art class with my kids, and this was one of the sketches! A group of koalas staring at you would be pretty creepy...
Hello!
This koala brooch is made of 100% nettle fiber using #needlefelting . It can be worn on clothes or attached to a bag. It can also be placed on a shelf or on a desk.
Have a good day averyone!
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Hello!
This koala with her baby is made using nettle #needlefelting .
I think this #miniature composition could be a cute decoration for a bookshelf.
Have a nice day everyone!
#handmade #giftideas #smallbusiness #fediverse #fediart #fedigiftshop #mastoart #homedecor #nature #natureart #needlefelting #fiberart #cuteanimals #brooch #koala #craft #art #artist #artshare #wildlife #cute
Hope this post works with a video, but this is of a #Koala I spotted out hiking today. It was very close to us this time, so not a bad capture from mobile phone.
Hello!
Koala brooch made from nettle using needle felting.
Have a good day everyone!
#handmade #giftideas #smallbusiness #fediverse #fediart #fedigiftshop #mastoart #homedecor #nature #natureart #needlefelting #fiberart #cuteanimals #brooch #koala #craft #art #artist