Welcome
Welcome to Moreton Bay Koala Rescue, a not-for-profit volunteer organisation involved in the direct rescue and care of injured or sick koalas across the Moreton Bay Region, including Caboolture, Redcliffe and Pine Rivers. For more information, please see the About page.
At least 50,000 koalas dead in SEQ
Data released by the Department of Environment and Resource Management http://www.derm.qld.gov.au/wildlife-ecosystems/wildlife/koalas/pdf/koala-hospital-data-1997-may2011.pdf shows that in 14 years and 4 months a total of 21,965 koalas were admitted to wildlife hospitals. For every koala found, another 2 or 3 will die without being found experts suggest which puts these figures much greater It is time for ALL levels of Government [...]
All in a Days Work
It was a busy Wednesday afternoon for MBKR after a call from the Griffith University Tracking Team. They were surveying koala’s in the Petrie area and discovered three sick koalas. The Rescue Team had to call in extra backup with two rescues needing to be carried out in the same area. The first koala (named [...]
Make 2012 Count
The Northern Times, 4th January 2012 ______________________________________ HELP OUR KOALAS Moreton Bay Koala Rescue Inc is a voluntary organisation URGENTLY requiring rescuers and volunteers HOW CAN YOU HELP? We need new volunteers to help in a variety of roles including rescuing sick, injured and orphaned koalas, answering phones and helping with administration. CAN YOU [...]
Statistics November 2011
In November 2011 a total of 116 calls (telephone, email and website) were received for help with koalas and other wildlife. This number included sightings of 106 koalas, of which MBKR koala admissions to Australian Wildlife Hospital were 34: Reasons 14 Car hits 15 Illness 3 Dog attacks 0 Orphaned 2 Misadventure/injury Results 3 [...]
