Dec12_Koalas in Ocean View
Lately a few koalas have been sighted in Ocean View/Mt Mee area. This week koala rescuers from Moreton Bay Koala Rescue picked up 2 sick koalas in one day.
Breeding season runs from September through to January and most koalas are on the move in this period in order to mate.
In suburban areas koalas face the dangers of car hits and dog attacks, and while most areas of Ocean View are well treed, there haven’t been lots of sightings.
It is important to have data recorded and therefore Moreton Bay Koala Rescue President Anika Lehmann urges everyone who spots a koala to report it on their 24 hour rescue phone 0401 080 333.
If there is any doubt about the health of the koala, they will send out an experienced rescuer to assess the situation. In the case of an injury or disease, they will capture the animal and take it to the Australian Wildlife Hospital for a health check or treatment.
After rehabilitation the koala will be released back into the wild where it came from.
Orphaned koalas, like little Ixy, will be placed with experienced and qualified carers who raise them, so they can be released back into the wild when they reach a certain age and weight.
If the sighted koala is healthy, they will report this to the appropriate Government bodies to include in koala mapping, as they base every Koala Policy, Strategy or Management Plan on this information.
Ms Lehmann said residents on the mountain are very lucky to have these Aussie icons on their properties and hopes everyone will keep the trees and possibly plant some more koala food trees.
“In some areas of Pine Rivers, like Brendale and Warner local extinction is already happening and it will be inevitable to see extinction Queensland wide without meaningful intervention from the Government.”
Please put their 24 hr rescue number 0410 080 333 in your mobile phone, as you never know when you will come across a koala in need. You can also call them for other wildlife that needs help.
