By Imogen Bailey | 20 July 2021
Tiffany & Co. has added an Australian-exclusive koala brooch and pendant to its Save the Wild collection, helping the Wildlife Conservation Network (WCN) protect the Australian marsupial.
All proceeds from the koala-inspired designs will be donated to WCN, which will give the funds to the most effective projects protecting the koala and its habitat across Australia.
Grants will focus on supporting; in-situ conservation action within existing koala ranges; habitat restoration and protection; and, emergency and rapid response to challenges including bushfires and disease outbreaks.
According to the Australian Koala Foundation (AKF), the greatest threat to koalas is habitat loss, driven by land clearing, bushfires and diseases of the eucalypts, like ‘dieback’ which cause the trees to die.