First Koala sightings 2015
By: Michael Fox
2015 is off to a good start with six sightings of Koalas reported already, and, importantly, the sightings have been right around the Reserve.
Koala – Griffith Uni Mt Gravatt Campus Photo: Michael McGeever
The latest sighting was on Sunday while we were doing a guided walk for our Griffith Mates visitors. Pieter Demmers spotted the Koala high in a tree beside Acacia Way. Seeing this Koala in the bush was particularly special for our visitors from Germany, France and China.
Michael McGeever spotted another Koala, probably a male, just at the entry to the Mt Gravatt Campus
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Young Koala Fox Gully
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Then we were woken about 4am last week. A young Koala seemed to be calling its mother with the short squeal – almost a ‘yip’, they use to communicate. I was able to get a photo when is climbed an Acacia near the house.
In 2014 at least two Joeys (baby Koalas) were born in Mt Gravatt Conservation Reserve. In 2015 we want to do more tracking of Koalas with the aim of identifying and tracking individuals to help us understand their movement patterns and how to reduce the number killed on the South-east Freeway.
So if you see a Koala, please take a photo – phone camera is ok, note the location and any comments eg. mother with joey or walking along the road.
Sightings can be reported to Koala Tracker and/or emailed to megoutlook@gmail.com.
Mount Gravatt Environment Group 