The work of the Hills-Hornsby Koala Project research is significant as it utilises research to protect koalas from road accidents, fire and habitat loss with development projects via population mapping. Koala populations in NSW are in a drastic state as there has been a 50% decline in the Koala population since the 1990s according to a Wires’s 2024 report.
Local citizens can make a big impact on their environment by being aware of local flora and fauna and getting involved with conservation efforts.
Established in 2018 and supported by The Cattai Network, the Hills-Hornsby Koala Project began involving many ecologists and citizen scientists.The goal of the project is to understand whether there is a stable breeding population in the Hills and Hornsby regions as there was prior to the 2002 fires. Once