Australian Koala Foundation
The Australian Koala Foundation (AKF) is a scientific international non-profit organization with the aim of stopping the continuous decline of the koala population and thus ensuring the survival of the koala while creating a global awareness of endangered flora and fauna. It is the most influential organization in the world that is dedicated to protecting the wild koala and thus its natural habitat. It is present in Australia, the USA and Japan and is completely independent of the government.
General
Koala Protection Act
The koala population has decreased from the original million to an estimated 52,000 to 87,000 and continues to decline. All today's koala problems have their origin in the destruction of the trees that serve the pouch bear as food and habitat; therefore the AKF solution with the Koala Protection Act (KPA) starts there. It was created by teams from the AKF as well as Australian and international lawyers.
The KPA is based on the Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act , which was introduced in the United States in 1940 after the government recognized the need to protect its national symbol. The simple, one-page document with the law "You are not allowed to harm bald eagles or their trees" turned out to be extremely effective.
slogan
The AKF's motto "No Tree No Me" emphasizes the importance of the few trees that are the only food for the koala.
financing
The organization has strictly decided against accepting any form of government funding. It discloses all scientific facts without restrictions. Therefore the AKF is dependent on donations, sponsoring and fundraising.
history
In the 1980s, Steve Brown, a young veterinarian, graduated from the University of Queensland . He dealt with pathological problems in koalas. In the course of his research, he came to the conclusion that chlamydia is a threat to the koala species.
In 1985 he worked as a veterinary consultant at Oasis Tourist Gardens, where he met manager Steve Brown. Together they founded the Australian Koala Foundation in 1986 with the aim of stopping the decline in the koala population.
When it became clear to them that the main threat to the koala was not chlamydia, as was first suspected, but the destruction of its habitat; The direction of the AKF also changed, from curing chlamydia to habitat preservation.
research
Mapping
The AKF has received several awards for its Koala Habitat Atlas, including from the Smithsonian for “Excellence in Mapping Koala Habitat ”.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Koala Protection Act | Australian Koala Foundation. Retrieved May 30, 2017 .
- ↑ Why we need a Koala Protection Act | Australian Koala Foundation. Retrieved May 30, 2017 .