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.
More protection for koalas?
Koala populations in Queensland will receive more protection after the Federal Government moved to list them as vulnerable under the national environment law. Federal Minister Tony Burke has accepted the fact that koalas are under serious threat from habitat loss due to urban expansion, car hits, attacks by dogs and foxes and disease. He said [...]
MBKR made it into National Geographic
One of the world’s leading photographers, Joel Sartore from National Geographic, spent some time with rescuers and carers before completing this inspiring article in 2012 May-issue. Racing to Rescue Koalas Koalas are under siege. Can Australia rescue them? By Mark Jenkins Photograph by Joel Sartore . National Geographic Photo Gallery click here It’s two [...]
Meet Isabella
This little girl was found without a mother, but with lots of dog saliva on her body. In total 3 large dogs (2 Rottweilers) were present on the property where the owner heard her on the ground. She was in a little shrub, calling for her mother. Fearing the worst Isabella was rushed to a vet where [...]
Statistics March 2012
In total 100 calls (telephone, email and website) were received for help with koalas and other wildlife. This number included sightings of 93 koalas, of which MBKR koala admissions to Australian Wildlife Hospital were (18): Reasons 4 Car hits 11 Illness 1 Dog attacks 1 Orphaned 1 Misadventure/injury Results 2 Died/dead on arrival 8 Euthanased [...]
