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Koala food trees

To: "Tony Russell" <>
Subject: Koala food trees
From: Carol Probets <>
Date: Wed, 27 Feb 2002 19:51:29 +1100
Tony Russell asked: "Does anyone have a list of which eucalypts Koalas are
supposed to dine on for preference?"

The following is from "Locating Koalas in the Australian Bush" by Scott
Buckingham (a book which I won last year by identifying a 'mystery photo'
of a regurgitated currawong pellet in Nature Australia magazine!)

Koala Food (Browse) Trees
"...Koalas are known to eat the leaves of only 50-60 of Australia's 500-600
species of eucalypts. Of these, a few main species are preferred..."

Favoured food species in southern Australia:
Manna Gum (E. viminalis)
Swamp Gum (E. ovata)

In NSW and Qld:
Forest Red Gum (E. tereticornis)
Tallowwood (E. microcorys)
Grey Gum (E. punctata)

Other popular food trees include:
Blue Gum (E. globulus)
River Red Gum (E. camaldulensis)
Flooded Gum (E. grandis)

It's an interesting little book.

Cheers,

Carol










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