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G'day birders,
further to the discussion about koala food
trees (yes I realise its not bird related) below is a list of food trees used in
PIlliga State Forest. This data was the result of a long term study on the
effects of logging callitris (cypress pine) on Koalas. Incidentally, the numbers
of Koalas in Pilliaga was incredible, I'd always thought of them as more
coastal.....maybe I should stick to birds.
The reason I'm posting this is that Koalas have a much
wider food preference than many people would think. Unfortunately its not that
simple, as food species in one area is completely ignored in
others.
In Pilliga the preferred food trees where
River
Red Gum
Blakelys Red Gum
'Chloroclada' Red Gum
Pilliga box
Bimble
(poplar) Box
White Box
Yellow Box
Any hybrid Euc of the above
sp.
Also some parts of mistletoe
Also consumed but probably not
preferred
Angophora floribunda
White Cypress
Most of the
ironbarks
The remaining box and red gum species
Not known to be eaten
in this area
Casuarinas
Brown
Bloodwood
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