Koala Crisis Appeal

Without a safe home, koalas don't have a future

Eastern Australia has one of the highest rates of tree-clearing in the world. That’s despite the fact that it’s degrading our soil, air and waterways and wiping out the vegetation that koalas and other unique native species need to survive.

When an area of bushland is cleared, many koalas die straight away from injury or trauma. Others are killed in road accidents, or by dogs, or they drown in swimming pools as they move across the ground and through people’s properties to find food and shelter. The stress and trauma of losing their homes makes koalas more likely to develop chlamydia, which causes blindness and infertility. The disease is often the final blow for struggling koala populations, leading to local extinctions.

Your support today will help to nurse injured koalas back to health, replant eucalyptus trees so they have safe homes to return to, and will help us rally the NSW government to stop excessive tree-clearing to protect Australian wildlife for the long-term.

Replant and protect koala trees

No eucalyptus trees no koalas. Your donation will help WWF-Australia and our partners create green corridors of koala friendly vegetation in greater Western Sydney and restore critical habitat in northern and coastal NSW. You'll help us map and plan koala corridors and engage private landholders to restore habitat - so koalas and their trees are still here in years to come.

Rally the Government to stop excessive tree-clearing

Your support will help WWF-Australia and our partners put pressure on the NSW Government to strengthen protections against excessive tree-clearing. Changing policy on this issue is one of the most powerful ways we can secure a safe future for koalas and the trees they call home for the long-term.