The 2002-10 drought really hit Koalas hard in the Strathbogie Ranges – numbers plummeted. Before the drought you could always find a least a couple of Koalas when walking in the forest on the Tableland. Then the drought, poor quality feed (leaves) and water stress led to lower breeding success and increased death of Koalas, so much so that by 2008 there was no guarantee at all of finding Koalas, even if you looked hard.
They’re slowly starting to recover numbers, so it’s very sad and totally unnecessary when Koalas get hit by vehicles on our local roads. I know of many people that have lived up here for decades and that have never even come close to hitting a Koala. I can understand Koala fatalities on the Hume Freeway, but a road-killed Koala up here means some idiot is just driving too fast.
Strathbogie Ranges - Nature View 
Over Christmas there was a young koala hit near creek junction road along with two black wallabies. I near hit two wedge tails eating the kill
Yep – it does make you wonder.
Considering this was hit in a 40 km roadworks zone I question wether some people should have a driving licence.
Thanks Denis – part of the problem is the craziness of 100kmh speed limits on these local, windy roads. Regards.
I understand your frustration. I live amongst Wombats which are larger, and more damaging to cars, but even so, people still hit them. Sometimes they appear “deliberately stupid” or like the classic “Muddle-headed Wombat”.
But the senseless deaths of Koalas is very sad.
Thanks for writing this story.
Denis Wilson, Robertson, NSW
Bert , you should send this letter to the Gazette. I too have seen a couple of killed koalas on the roads. Another thing-I saw a phasgocale on the Creighton’s Creek rd near the Freeway on Mon eve and on Tuesday Janet saw it flattened on the road. It might have been a male worn out after mating or it could be another road death. Either way we need more paddocks etc reserved! Cheerio, Justus PS OK about the speakers-from now on I’ll keep a pair in the library along with the projector as part of a resource depot. JJH