Sniffing for koalas: finding koalas in the Orange area

Central Tablelands Local Land Services invites you to learn about koalas in the local region, including monitoring techniques and a live demonstration of dogs trained to detect koala scats.

Event details:

Join Dr. Kellie Leigh and the team from Science for Wildlife for an interactive session exploring koalas in the local region, including a live demonstration of dogs trained to detect koala scats.

You’ll also meet Groot, the koala scat-sniffing dog, and see how detection dogs help researchers locate koalas in the wild.

Workshop highlights include: 

• A talk about koalas in the local region, from the Greater Blue Mountains World Heritage Area across to Orange. 

• Scat dog demonstration – koalas are not always easy to find, but the nose knows! 

• Learn more about how koalas are radio-tracked, along with camera trap and acoustic monitoring techniques for a range of different wildlife species. 

• An introduction to some of the apps available to identify and keep track of the species in your backyard. 

• Results of Clifton Grove koala monitoring project.

Additional details:

• Lunch will be provided at 12:00 pm. Please let us know any dietary requirements at checkout.

• The workshop will start at 12:30 pm.

• Please RSVP by Monday 11th May 2026

Contact: Tim Nalder, Land Services Officer NRM on 0438 224 536 or via email at: tim.nalder@lls.nsw.gov.au

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