The Department of Primary Industries (Brad Law, 2024) has statistically assessed the Bunyah 2023 song meter results with surprising, but very welcome conclusions. Brads study suggests an estimated Male koala density of between 0.08 and 0.13 males per hectare. ” Law goes on to say: “Estimated male koala density in the semi-cleared private native forest near Bulahdelah can be considered high and was comparable to estimates for a similar landscape (Bootawa) near Tinonee/Mondrook in 2021.” “The density estimate for the Bulahdelah site is higher than that recorded pre-fire (2019) in the nearby Kiwarrak State Forest (0.07 males per ha) (Law et al. 2022). In comparison, koala density estimates based on acoustic arrays were considerably lower in other regions of NSW, for example Upper Nepean (0.03 males per ha), western Southern Highlands (0.01 males per ha), north coast wet sclerophyll forest (0.05 males per ha) and south coast forest (0.04 males per ha) (Law et al. 2021). An exception was a productive open woodland site at Gunnedah (0.32 males per ha) (Law et al. 2021).”