Living with Koalas program launches in the Port Macquarie-Hastings

A new program has been launched in the Port Macquarie-Hastings with the aim of creating koala food tree corridors connecting known koala habitats in the Port Macquarie-Hastings area.

Living with Koalas program director and Lake Cathie resident G Henshaw said 400 tallowwood tube stock (a favourite food tree of koalas in the Port Macquarie-Hastings area) are being cared for by Bonny Hills Nursery …   the tallowwoood would be delivered to local schools for school children and teachers for nurturing. When the trees reach around 2metres in height  they will be planted in areas where koalas need them most. “You have to start somewhere and little trees grow into big trees,” said G Henshaw, LWK Director.  “Without positive action predictions are koalas could be extinct in the wild within a few generations.” read the full article…