In 2013 the Warrumbungle National was devastated by fire. No koalas survived.

The NPWS website states “The koala population of Warrumbungle National Park was reduced by the bushfires, and this conservation program is enlisting the community to help discover source populations of koalas nearby that can move back into the burnt areas as they regenerate”. After seven years, No koalas currently exist in the Warrumbungle National Park. 

The NPWS has a blanket policy of not translocating native animals.

The park has regenerated and is 233 square km of prime koala habitat.  The unprecedented destruction of koala habitat with the recent (2020) bushfires has created a catastrophic future for koalas throughout Australia and warrants revisiting this policy. 

Open up the Warrumbungles to dispossessed koalas. Please petition the NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service to address this opportunity.
Allow translocation.