Moreton Bay Rail Line
The Moreton Bay has a line crossing through Koala habitat. They set this program up so that they could help save the Koalas and track where there are in comparison to a construction site. They are going to use monitoring collars. The monitoring collars help them track Koalas and give them information about where they live.
Health of Koalas
The team of workers have a personal veterinarian that specializes in Koalas and their medicine. Each Koala will have a full inspection and all Koalas that are hurt or sick will be sent to a place where they can get better. Their collar can give information about their health so that the scientists know how they are doing. All Koalas are captured every 6 months for a health inspection.
Types of Collars
This program will be using two types of camera. The Conventional VHF collars are for younger, littler Koalas. The bio-telemetry collar is used for the older Koalas. The collars can give information to the scientists when they are sitting at their desks. It gives them information about where they are, their health, how there are reacting to certain things, if their trees are dying, and if they get attacked by a dingo or get run over by a car. Yes, this is a sad topic, but it does happen often. They also have a technique so that if they are trapped, it can easily break off of them.
Are the Collars Comfortable?
Yes. These collars hurt no more than a dog collar. These collars are made out of smooth, waterproof material. The attachments that go with the collar such as batteries are made sure that they don't scratch or irritate the Koala.
Overview
There are many methods of tracking Koalas. This is only one program that does this. I think that it is a good idea for people to track the Koalas. They are basically watching over them like "Mommies". They get to learn all about these interesting animals and help their population stay alive. I think that programs like this will do well and hopefully bring the Koala population back up.
Status'
In October of 2013, there were 33 new Koalas that entered the program. There was a total of 4 sick Koalas and 29 healthy ones. There was a total of 108 Koalas being tracked. There were 4 that died from wild dogs, 1 that was hit by a car, and 1 that was attacked my a domestic dog.
The Moreton Bay has a line crossing through Koala habitat. They set this program up so that they could help save the Koalas and track where there are in comparison to a construction site. They are going to use monitoring collars. The monitoring collars help them track Koalas and give them information about where they live.
Health of Koalas
The team of workers have a personal veterinarian that specializes in Koalas and their medicine. Each Koala will have a full inspection and all Koalas that are hurt or sick will be sent to a place where they can get better. Their collar can give information about their health so that the scientists know how they are doing. All Koalas are captured every 6 months for a health inspection.
Types of Collars
This program will be using two types of camera. The Conventional VHF collars are for younger, littler Koalas. The bio-telemetry collar is used for the older Koalas. The collars can give information to the scientists when they are sitting at their desks. It gives them information about where they are, their health, how there are reacting to certain things, if their trees are dying, and if they get attacked by a dingo or get run over by a car. Yes, this is a sad topic, but it does happen often. They also have a technique so that if they are trapped, it can easily break off of them.
Are the Collars Comfortable?
Yes. These collars hurt no more than a dog collar. These collars are made out of smooth, waterproof material. The attachments that go with the collar such as batteries are made sure that they don't scratch or irritate the Koala.
Overview
There are many methods of tracking Koalas. This is only one program that does this. I think that it is a good idea for people to track the Koalas. They are basically watching over them like "Mommies". They get to learn all about these interesting animals and help their population stay alive. I think that programs like this will do well and hopefully bring the Koala population back up.
Status'
In October of 2013, there were 33 new Koalas that entered the program. There was a total of 4 sick Koalas and 29 healthy ones. There was a total of 108 Koalas being tracked. There were 4 that died from wild dogs, 1 that was hit by a car, and 1 that was attacked my a domestic dog.