Kosciuszko Heritage has received a clipping from the newspaper Trafalgar News (from Gippsland) about the Strzelecki koala.

The clipping was sent by Lidia Legun. The newspaper writes (on 07/04/2015) that a student, Faye Wedrowicz, will give a talk about the genetics of the Strzelecki koala. Wedrowicz is doing her PhD on the subject.

“From this short snippet of press we have two exciting pieces of news: first, that there is something officially called the Strzelecki Koala; second, that this cute create is being studied by a scientist of Polish origin,” said Ernestyna Skurjat-Kozek, the president of Kosciuszko Heritage.

“So, the Strzelecki Koala: it’s a perfect coupling with the (protected) variety of eucalyptus called the Strzelecki Gum.”

More information about the koalas can be found here.

More information about the eucalyptus can be found here.

The clipping about the Strzelecki koala
The clipping about the Strzelecki koala