However, lions do not eat koalas, for the simple reason that koalas are native to Australia alone, and there are no lions in Australia. The birds….. No Loon - Wikipedia Loonies & ratbags? What type of loon ? In zoos, yes, there are a few. However, some of our organisations and projects, such as the Australian Lions Foundation and the Lions Australian Childhood Cancer Research Foundation, ARE charities registered with the ACNC. An Australian animal is one that lives in Australia. They were accidentally introduces in the 1970 s. There has since been a wild population roaming the bush in central Queensland and have been unseen for nearly 5 years now. Today we are celebrating some of Australia's hardest working volunteers. They are not native inhabitants in Australia, though occasionally you hear urban legends about a giant cat, possibly a panther or leopard, being seen in the bush having escaped captivity in the past. That’s an interesting question, with an interesting answer. As bush fires continue to ravage parts of Australia, Lions Clubs International Foundation is there during this time of need. Happy Lions Awareness Day! Birds? Thylacoleo ("pouch lion") is an extinct genus of carnivorous marsupials that lived in Australia from the late Pliocene to the late Pleistocene (2 million to 46 thousand years ago). No, there are no wild lions in Australia at all. However, lions do not eat koalas, for the simple reason that koalas are native to Australia alone, and there are no wild lions in Australia. Loonies or Ratbags? Would you like to make it the primary and merge this question into it? Lions Australia is a not-for-profit with our Lions Clubs registered in each state. Australia is so different from the rest of the world because it’s geographically isolated. As for tigers, no. You’d better believe it! Easily found in their natural habitat, all three levels of government. Lions Clubs across Australia will be out in force and they want to tell you what it means to be part of Australia's largest service organisation. Lions and tigers may be brought to Australia to live wildly in the future, and then they will be called Australian. Of course such tales are nonsense, any great cats in the wild would soon be eaten by the bunyips. already exists as an alternate of this question. As the official Australian Representative to the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity, The Misfits are delighted to organise the annual Young Lions Competition for Australia, proudly supported by Snapchat, The Trade Desk, The Real Media Collective and Stocksy. Yes there are wild lions in Australia. Your generous donation to LCIF will help us respond to Australia and wherever we are needed around the world.