About the Foundation
- MISSION STATEMENT:
The mission of the Australian Koala Foundation is to be a highly credible, respected and compassionate international scientific organisation which will diminish the threat to the survival of koalas and be an example so as to increase the consciousness of all global citizens and enable them to reverse the rapid degeneration of all the world's flora and fauna. AKF is a non-profit, non-government organisation dedicated to the conservation and effective management of the wild koala and its habitat - It was formed in 1986 and celebrated its 25th anniversary in 2011.
- The foundation has grown from a small group of people interested in researching koala disease, to a well-known disease, to a well-known, global organisation with a strong track record in strategic koala research, conservation and community education with a huge focus on mapping
- Provide a means of generating and collecting relevant information on the Koala and its habitat.
- To know where all significant koala habitats capable of sustaining viable koala populations are, and have legislation enacted to protect those areas.
- The AKF is politically neutral, unbiased and speaks solely for the koalas