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Forest cemeteries could revive koala habitats, protecting the species by charging $1,100 per burial – ABC News

Koala habitats could be better protected if they were profitable, according the a Brisbane company looking to establish forest cemeteries.

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Would you pay $1,100 to be to buried in a koala habitat if it meant it would help protect the species?
Key points:

  • A Brisbane business wants to convert land adjacent to koala corridors into forest cemeteries to provide habitat for koalas
  • Life Forest’s Evan Jenkin said privately-owned sites helped to “bypasses politics” to protect the land
  • The Australian Koala Foundation has backed the idea but says management plans were needed to protect wildlife from visitors

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