Following the devasting bushfires of 2019-2020, Koalas (Phascolarctos cinereus) were left classified as endangered. Many locations are now geographically extinct.

Koalas eat about half kilo of leaves a day. To feed one koala sustainably for a year it takes upwards of 1,000 trees.

Research shows koalas like eating young healthy trees making young stands of trees an important food source. Koalas change their preferences seasonally throughout the year. It is therefore important that koalas have a range of tree species to choose from that reflect seasonal changes. As listed above, there is currently ten eucalyptus tree species at the Koala Food Forest in Koonawarra.

This Koala Food Forest will help provide a valuable food source for this much-loved Aussie animal.

For more information on the Koala Conservation Program visit Symbio’s website.