Toowoomba Region Koala Count 2021 - 2023
Toowoomba Region Koala Count 2026
CALLING LOCAL CITIZEN SCIENTISTS !
Toowoomba Region Koala Count November 2026 - Exciting News
For November 2026, local koala observers sighting wild koalas will also be asked to collect koala scat (poo) to help Pittsworth Landcare start their next Darling Downs Koala Population Study – to be published in 2027.
Whilst koala observations are accepted on every day during November 2026, there will be 3 Saturday community days where locals and families can join to attend guided count walks, sight wild koalas and collect scats to help local koala population study.
2026 Community Koala Count days will commence with Pittsworth on Saturday 14 November; Crows Nest on Saturday 21 November and Goombungee on Saturday 28 November. Events will start 8am each Saturday to try and sight koalas before they settle into their day of sleep in the trees.
Observers should wear a hat, long trousers and sunscreen and bring water, mozzie repellent, smart phone, binoculars (if possible) and a sense of adventure. School children with a parent are particularly welcome with specific guidance provided to ensure a classic koala experience.
Toowoomba Region Koala Count 2026 is our SIXTH YEAR – with 316 koalas sighted during our 2025 Koala Count
https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/toowoomba-region-koala-count-2025
Pittsworth Landcare’s 2024 Koala Population study collected koala scat from a limited area that was analysed for diet, health and DNA of each koala. The DNA analysis allowed researchers to assess the genetic diversity of local populations to determine vulnerability to future population challenges.
https://www.pittsworthlandcare.org.au/client_images/2768293.pdf
RELEVANT SOCIAL MEDIA
https://www.toowoombakoalaproject.org/koalacount
https://www.facebook.com/toowoombaregionkoalacount/
FURTHER INFO AND INTERVIEW CONTACT
TOOWOOMBA REGION – CHRIS MEIBUSCH 0419 765 078
CROWS NEST – SANDRA McKAY - HIGH COUNTRY KOALA ACTION GROUP - 0437 734 556
PITTSWORTH – LANA BRADSHAW – PITTSWORTH LANDCARE - 0427 937 029
GOOMBUNGEE – TONI GORRY – GOMAREN LANDCARE – 0400 594 560
Toowoomba Region Koala Count 2024 / 2025
Toowoomba Region Koala Count
iNaturalist App Mapping of
recorded observations
November 2022
Crows Nest Koala Count Day November 2022
During November 2023 we are running our third Toowoomba Region Koala Count - funded privately by Save Mt Lofty Inc.
This community activity gathers local observers as citizen scientists across the Region to look for koalas. We choose the month of November as that is suggested to be the start of local koala mating season. Observers are encouraged to record their sighting on a mobile phone and log that image to the iNaturalist portal.
From these observations, iNaturalist produces project mapping showing the geographical spread of observations across our region during that month. In November 2022 we recorded 189 sightings from 36 successful observers. We had over 100 participants over the month but obviously not all were first to lodge individual sightings.
In 2023, we have held koala count days at Pittsworth / Yarranlea & Crows Nest. Individual local residents have recorded their observations thru iNaturalist app during the month of November 2023.
LINKS
https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/toowoomba-region-koala-count-2021
https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/toowoomba-region-koala-count-november-2022
https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/toowoomba-region-koala-count-2023
https://www.facebook.com/toowoombaregionkoalacount
Crows Nest Koala Count Day
November 2023
Pittsworth / Brookstead Koala Count Day
November 2023