Help us save koalas in the wild.

In February of 2022, the Australian government determined that the bushfires of 2020 reduced the koala population to below 100,000, so the government declared the koala to be an endangered species. The bushfires affected an estimated 60,000 wild koalas, who lost habitats and food sources, experienced burns, inhaled smoke, and lost offspring. Conservationists are working tirelessly to raise awareness for the koalas — and now you know enough about the koala to get involved, too!

From 1990-2010, The wild koala population of Australia fell by roughly 28%.

Between 2010 and 2020, thousands of koalas died or were displaced by the destruction of eucalyptus forests to make way for human development.

In 2019 and 2020, Australian bushfires reduced the koala population to below 100,000. After conservation groups estimated that the koala could be extinct in less than 30 years, the Australian government in 2020 declared a commitment to doubling the wild koala population in Eastern Australia by 2050.

Conservationists are working tirelessly to raise awareness for the koalas — and now you can get involved, too!

Koala Outpost supporting Friends of the Rosamond Gifford Zoo

Koala Outpost

Koala Outpost supporting Friends of the Rosamond Gifford Zoo