Keeping koalas safe from dogs in suburbia

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  1. >“With the koala breeding season underway and running through to January, these iconic marsupials will be more active in our neighbourhoods.”

    >Council recently launched an awareness campaign about the issues, including dog attacks, that koalas face during the breeding season.

    >“It is based on the message that koalas have not evolved to be able to deal with dogs; that they are not combat ready,” the Mayor said.

    >Dog attacks have historically been ranked as the third most significant impact on koalas and are usually caused by domestic dogs.

    >Council encourages all dog owners to be responsible by exercising their dog on a lead while in public, unless being exercised in a designated dog off-leash area.