A new enclosure to rehabilitate koalas has been built, with more on the way thanks to funding from renewables developer Squadron Energy.
Squadron Energy’s Clarke Creek Wind Farm has provided financial support to Australian Animals Care & Education Inc (Safe Haven—AACE) to build enclosures to get injured or sick koalas back into the wild.
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Clarke Creek Wind Farm project director John Macchiusi said the funding showed Squadron’s commitment to using energy for good to protect the environment and local wildlife.
“We’re proud to have contributed to the build of a new enclosure, expanding on the ways we are protecting the precious fauna in Queensland,” Macchiusi said.
“We are committed to ensuring local communities share in the benefits of our projects, and this is a cause that resonates with our values.”
Safe Haven—AACE project manager Tina Janssen said the funding had already helped the charity rehabilitate and release a koala back into the wild.
“The new enclosure is already in use. We have released one healthy koala back into the wild and we now have our young koala, Miss Cricket, enjoying the space,” Janssen said.
“We want to say a huge thank you to Squadron Energy for supporting our important work, rescuing and rehabilitating koalas across the state.”
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The funding is also helping Safe Haven—AACE modify an existing enclosure to create two new large spaces, as well as helping with the concrete and finishing touches for three new enclosures.
Founded in July 2003, Safe Haven—AACE is a not-for-profit organisation dedicated to the protection and enhancement of natural environment and wildlife.
