Connoisseur is joining forces with not-for-profit WildArk to help protect Australia’s iconic koala from extinction.
Koalas are facing increasing threats across Australia with habitat loss, dog attacks and car strikes causing a huge decline in numbers. The 2020 bushfires were the tipping point for many native animals, destroying entire landscapes and killing over 1 Billion species. In the past three years Australia has lost 30% of its koala population and the Australian government has now declared the species as ENDANGERED in NSW, QLD and SA.
WildArk has secured a 1500 hectare cattle farm in Northern NSW which they will rewild into a feral free wildlife sanctuary called the Mongo Valley Wildlife Sanctuary. The property will be home to the Koala Rewilding Project to both protect critical habitat and breed captive koalas for wild release. The model of captive to wild will be the first-of-its-kind initiative, and upon its success, a huge win for koalas and conservation in Australia.
As an Australian brand, produced locally in Australia, Connoisseur is proud to be supporting WildArk’s mission to protect koalas not only for their sake, but for the sake of our own future generations.
Donate to the Connoisseur Koala Rewilding project HERE