Port Macquarie
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| Weather | 16°C, Wind E at 10 km/h, 78% Humidity |
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| Population | 45,698 (2016) |
| Locations | Sydney |
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| ID | 908316 |
About Port Macquarie
Port Macquarie is a town at the mouth of the Hastings River in New South Wales, Australia. It's known for its beaches, wildlife and penal colony past. St. Thomas' Anglican Church was built by convicts in the 19th century. A coastal walk from the town centre to the 19th-century Tacking Point Lighthouse offers views over waters home to whales and dolphins. Billabong Zoo is known for its koala breeding centre.
Koala seen in rescue from Australian bushfire dies
... [Our] number one goal is animal welfare, so it was on those grounds that this decision was made, said Port Macquarie Koala Hospital...
Australia bushfires: Record number of emergencies in New South Wales
... Strong northerly winds shrouded Sydney in smoke from the bushfires The haze obscured the city s most famous landmarks Last week, Sydney was blanketed by smoke for days due to fires in Port Macquarie - a region 380km away...
Australian wildfire: Hundreds of koalas feared dead
... Koala rescuer Cheyne Flanagan said the large blaze near Port Macquarie had engulfed a sanctuary where hundreds of genetically diverse koalas lived...
Hugo Palmer's mother visits Australian beach where belongings found
... They had been in the Port Macquarie area since 17 February...
Search for missing Hugo Palmer and Erwan Ferrieux scaled back
... It is believed Mr Palmer, from Forrest Row, and Mr Ferrieux had arrived in Australia in November and had been in the Port Macquarie area since Sunday...
UK and French tourists missing in Australia beach search
... Shelly Beach is a popular surfing and walking site in Port Macquarie, located about 380km (250 miles) north of Sydney...
Australian wildfire: Hundreds of koalas feared dead
Koala numbers have suffered significant decline in recent decades
Hundreds of koalas are feared to have died in an Australian bushfire, animal rescuers say.
The Blaze burnt through 2,000 hectares of bush containing a prime koala breeding ground in New South Wales , around 250 miles north of Sydney.
Rescuers said the deaths were particularly tragic as the koalas were a diverse breed, with one expert calling it a "national tragedy".
The native species has suffered significant decline in recent decades.
Monitoring groups say koala numbers are falling, with as few as 43,000 left in The Wild . Their decline has been blamed on habitat loss, disease, dog attacks and Climate Change .
by Australia's Environment Ministry.
Koala rescuer Cheyne Flanagan said the large blaze near Port Macquarie had engulfed a sanctuary where hundreds of genetically diverse koalas lived.
"Because it was of such high intensity, I think that the amount of deaths will be very high, unfortunately," Ms Flanagan told the Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
She Said rescuers feared "carnage", and had not been able to look for survivors because The Fire was Still Burning .
Koalas are common wildlife fatalities in bushfires. The Tree -dwelling mammals usually cope by climbing to The Top of trees and curling into a Ball .
"If The Fire goes through quickly and just singes their fur, they are fine and the fur will grow back," Sue Ashton of the Port Macquarie Koala Hospital told news agency AFP.
But if The Fire continues to burn up The Tree "they'll perish", She Said . "It's a national tragedy because this koala population is so unique. "
New South Wales , Australia's most populous state, has Experienced .
animals, australia climate, koalas, australia, wildfires
Source of news: bbc.com
