Page 6 - PR Mag Sep19

Koala Season

DRIVERS URGED TO SLOW DOWN

Authorities are urging drivers to keep an eye out for koalas Green Infrastructure Strategy in 2012.
around the Moreton Bay Region in the coming weeks, with males
on the march as the breeding season reaches its peak between “Green infrastructure such as this has helped improve habitat
August and November. connectivity and reduced the likelihood of collisions between
vehicles and wildlife, particularly koalas,” she said.
Council has erected banners and electric message boards
warning drivers to slow down in known koala movement “We know green infrastructure works and on a weekly basis we
corridors including: Leis Park in Lawnton, John Davidson Park are seeing evidence of that, with our wildlife cameras capturing
and Kensington Way in Bray Park, Apex Park in Dayboro, Wrights these movements taking place.
Reserve in Joyner and at the corner of Eatons Crossing and Bunya
Roads in Draper. “But we need drivers to do their bit as well and that means
slowing down in these areas at dawn and dusk, and keeping an
Council is also working with Energex and the Department of eye out.
Transport and Main Roads to install banners on roadside light
poles on Gympie Road in Lawnton, Old Gympie Road in Kallangur “Which is why we’ve also painted around 30 wildlife and koala
and South Pine Road in Albany Creek. zone stencils on roads throughout the region.”

Council Spokesperson for Environment Denise Sims said council Banners and electric message boards will be on display around
has installed dozens of fauna rope bridges, underpasses and the region from now until mid-November, when the koala
exclusion fencing at the intersections of roads and wildlife breeding season comes to a close.
movement corridors across the region since launching a 20-year