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First Ever Public Koala Sighting in Silverdale! Local residents had the rare opportunity of witnessing a young male koala in Silverdale last month. In recent times, the community had heard of strange grunting noises, which they originally thought may have been injured kangaroo’s, but soon realised the true source of the strange sounds! Resident, Michelle Allen, had been keeping a close eye on the koala, whose existence was brought to the attention of Marcus Zorich (Koala Retreat, Mulgoa) in February. Michelle says “there has always been talk of koalas in the area and believed there were known colonies on the western side of Warragamba Dam.” After climbing the tree to assess the health of the koala, Marcus could confirm that it was, in fact, a young male, approximately 2 to 3 years old and weighing roughly 2.5 to 3.5 kgs. At first, he hadn’t travelled far between the 9th and the 15th of February, but, by the 16th of February he had left, hopefully heading towards the Sydney Catchment area. If anything, his arrival presents more questions than answers. It is expected that his parents would be approximately 10-20 hectares away. If residents decide to keep an eye out for the young male koala, caution should be exercised. Please do not approach too closely. If you do approach him, ensure that you do not accidentally encourage him to run up an The young male koala | Image + Article: Marcus Zorich of Koala Retreat, Mulgoa
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