Deborah Tabart OAM (The Koala Woman)
@DeborahTabart
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Chair of the Australian Koala Foundation. Protecting the Koala and its habitat provides an unmistakable solution in Australia's fight against climate change.
Brisbane, Australia
Joined October 2009
Had a breakup? đ Take a leaf out of the Koalaâs book⌠literally. Eat, nap for 20 hours, repeat. Heartache solved. đ¨ #KoalaWisdom .
vocal.media
Male koalas donât chase rejection â they conserve energy and take a nap instead, revealing a surprisingly wise evolutionary strategy for handling heartbreak.
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Iâve spent my career reading about dead Koalas. Only 30% of Koalas that enter hospitals make it back to the wild. @AndrewPowellMP & @MurrayWatt keep funding hospitals, but not the root cause. Stop cutting down the trees - and you wonât need the hospitals.
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It was a pleasure to speak with The Senior about my plight to #SaveTheKoala. My notice to Minister @MurrayWatt still stands - habitats need to be protected and the #KoalaProtectionAct enacted! .
thesenior.com.au
Otherwise known as 'Koala Woman', Deborah Tabart wants her voice heard.
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"I can shut down a tunnel, but I cannot get a #KoalaProtectionAct?!" đ¨ @MurrayWatt . #SaveTheKoala #auspol .
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And historically National Park budgets are woeful #auspol.
@DeborahTabart @ChristineMilne @PennySharpemlc The proximity of the retained vegetation to housing will also likely mean wandering cat, dogs and foxes will impact wildlife. The area is already full of deer. Retaining green space is good but much better if well managed and connected.
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Fragmented land means Koalas canât move safely. Yet @PennySharpemlc thinks they can cross Appin Rd. The new Georges River #GreatKoalaNationalPark is under 1,000ha - barely a buffer against 73,000 homes, cars and dogs. Will it be just trees, no Koalas? .
smh.com.au
The protection comes as the state pushes ahead with the construction of 73,000 homes on the Cumberland Plain, but koala corridors and road crossings are lagging development.
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@DeborahTabart @PennySharpemlc @MurrayWatt Exactly.still no underpasses on Appin Rd.fencing will stop east west movements. This is an extinction plan.
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Is this just cunning political planning dressed up as conservation @PennySharpemlc? The Georges River #GreatKoalaNationalPark conveniently aligns with plans for 73,000 new homes. Where exactly do you plan to put them? And where does that leave the Koalas?đ¨đĄ@MurrayWatt #Auspol
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I wonder, @PennySharpemlc⌠does this deeply upset you? Land clearing in NSW surged by 40% in 2023 - putting it on par with palm oil deforestation in Indonesia. Koalas canât survive this. Words do nothing, time for a #KoalaProtectionAct.
smh.com.au
Land-clearing in NSW has surged by 40 per cent as the Minns government is yet to ditch rules driven by former Nationals leader John Barilaro after more than two years in government.
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It's time for a #KoalaProtectionAct, to truly #SaveTheKoala! Another lucky escape for this gorgeous Koala who was hit by a car and stuck to the tyre. Due to habitat loss and fragmentation, they have no choice but to traverse dangerous roads #NoTreeNoMe.
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The logging industry's stronghold on our political leaders means endangered species and their vital habitat are entirely overlooked. RFAs aren't just a toothless tiger for conservation â they're the single biggest risk to the survival of Koalas! .#auspol .
theguardian.com
Exclusive: Anthony Albanese sought âadvice on strategyâ as federal and state governments prepared for âpotential impacts of an adverse decisionâ
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Dr. Parry - If Australian Government Koala numbers were correct, their Endangered listing would be impossible. For the AKF, 'functionally extinct' means a wild koala today won't exist in two generations. I stand by my comments! #SaveTheKoala đ¨đł@azanimals.
a-z-animals.com
Habitat loss, disease, and climate change are driving koalas toward extinction. Learn whatâs threatening them and how to help.
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Two years on from your Great Koala National Park election promise @ChrisMinnsMP @PennySharpemlc, to #savethekoala, and youâre only now âworking out howâ? Koalaâs donât have the luxury of time, we need a #KoalaProtectionAct!.
woodcentral.com.au
"Chris Minns now has a big decision to make - a decision that will not only decide the future of our industry but also the future of NSW's North Coast communiti
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Stand up for the bush! @savethekoala has started the official countdown towards #SavetheKoala month, which takes place in September. Every little action big or small can make a big difference for our furry friends đ¨ .
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Another reason to save koalas. They love music #koalaprotectionact.
Happy 78th birthday to legendary Queen guitarist Brian May!
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RT @savethekoala: Did you know? đ. Northern Koalas (QLD) are smaller with short, grey fur. Southern Koalas (VIC & NSW) are bigger, fluffierâŚ.
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May I remind you @PennySharpemlc that it is your job to protect an Endangered species â not be "deeply upset.â We deserve answers - How did this happen? Which Ethical Committees approved this catastrophic disaster? We're trying #SaveTheKoala, not push them closer to extinction!
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đ¨ @MurrayWatt time to reconsider the MOU with NSW Gov. They've shown they canât manage Koalas: over half of the relocated Koalas died due to reckless decisions. Whereâs the guidance from the Federal Koala Recovery Plan? We need a #KoalaProtectionAct! .
theguardian.com
Exclusive: Translocation and deaths of seven out of 13 koalas in April, with some showing signs of septicaemia, not made public by state government
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Amazing lifelong commitment from Jane and her team.Deborah.
Today is #WorldChimpanzeeDay. This Is Why We Do What We Do!. The touching moment when Wounda the Chimpanzee hugs Dr. Jane Goodall in thanks, as she says goodbye. Wounda was nursed back to health from near death by Dr. Goodall and her team. She was released onto their
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