Koala Doggy Doors

Transport and Main Roads (TMR) funded the Australia-first trial and City of Moreton Bay is using its wildlife data to select and then install hatches.

EVE’s Fauna Escape Hatch is based on years of studying koala behaviour and their preference to push under or through barriers – rather than climb over.

In the trial, it involved more than 85 wild koalas, which had reached the end of their treatment by EVE specialists at the intensive-care clinic.

EVE used three pairs of ‘solutions’ during the trials – traditional escape poles, a new escape valve and the Fauna Escape Hatch.

The results were compelling – koalas opted to use the Brisbane-made and maintenance-free hatch every time it was available.

So far, the 16 installed hatches are at six at locations in Joyner and Griffin – but there are plans for many more in our region.

“With more than 900,000 kilometres of roads across Australia, we urgently need solutions that allow koalas and other native wildlife to move safely between habitats,” EVE CEO Michael Hornby said.

Fauna Escape Hatch

Website: Doggy Doors for Koala