Community & Business
29 June, 2023
Apps helping track koalas
A State Government app is allowing members of the public to act as citizen scientists by reporting koala sightings and including location and population data.
The Koala QWildlife app is based on the successful QWildlife Crocodile Sighting App, which helps the Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service improve the management of crocodiles.
When members of the public spot a koala while in a national park, state forest, bushland, or urban areas, they can simply upload the details and a photo to the app.
Koala sighting data from the app will help to provide a better understanding about where koalas live and how they use their environment, and will help support important koala research, conservation and management actions.
The app already shows koala sightings around Yarranlea and Kincora areas.
The QWildlife koala sighting app is available from the App store for iOS devices and on Google Play for Android devices.
