An extinct koala species has been discovered in Western Australia. Climate change 28,000 years ago erased its habitat.
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A Great Koala National Park in NSW promises be an important wildlife haven. But it’s just one step on a long road to preventing koala extinctions.
I’ve studied stress in marsupials. Here’s why banning koala cuddles is a good idea – backed by the scientific evidence on koala handling and stress.
Koalas will need our help more than ever this summer as hot, dry conditions force them to seek water. Here’s how to help keep them safe and what to do if you encounter a koala in distress.
Chronically stressed and diseased koalas in clinical care are often euthanised, rather than released back into the wild.
The fate of nature underpins our economy and health. Yet in the election campaign to date, there’s been a deafening silence about it.
Like the lazy koala, the reason sloths go slow has a lot to do with what they eat.
A detailed map of the koala genome is vital to understanding their susceptibility to disease, their genetic diversity, and how they may respond to new environmental pressures.
The federal government has ordered a national koala audit, but the animals are notoriously difficult to detect. But accurately counting koalas is critical to saving them.
Koalas are notoriously difficult to detect. Traditional methods are costly and labour intensive. So we found a more efficient way to locate koalas in eastern NSW, using drones.
The Berejiklian government must step up to the challenge of saving koalas in NSW from their predicted fate: extinction in the wild by 2050.
Researchers expected to find koalas killed by the fires. But they were heartbroken to find those that died afterwards from starvation, thirst or injury.
Koalas take a starring role in Australian tourism advertising – but what happens when our primary image of this animal is one of pain and destruction?
Did you know koalas rub noses to say hello?
It’s hard to say exactly how many koalas are in the wild, but there’s no doubt they’re in serious trouble.
The koala genome, published today, gives us new and valuable information to aid conservation of this marsupial. It identifies special genes that evolved to adapt the koala to its unique lifestyle.
Koala numbers in parts of Australia are in decline as they move from development of their land. But they can learn to take safer routes if they are built as part of the urban design.
Computer modelling can help predict where a species will best survive, especially those affected by climate change.
Research has shown that culling koalas could help stop the spread of deadly chlamydia. But how open will Australians be to killing one our favourite animals?
Four female koalas have just made their debut in front of an adoring public at Singapore Zoo – the latest in a long line of animals used for diplomatic purposes, going back to Winston the platypus.
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Associate Professor (Adj) He/Him, Southern Cross University
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Conservation Planner/Researcher, The University of Queensland
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Adjunct Professor, Southern Cross University
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Postdoctoral Researcher and Honorary Lecturer | School of Environmental and Life Sciences, University of Newcastle
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Professor in Ecophysiology and Evolutionary Biology, The University of Melbourne
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Researcher in Koala, Detection Dogs, Conservation Genetics and Ecology, University of the Sunshine Coast
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Senior lecturer, University of the Sunshine Coast
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Senior Lecturer in Wildlife and Conservation Biology, School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Deakin University
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Professor in Conservation Science, School of the Environment, The University of Queensland
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Wildlife Researcher, The University of Queensland
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Professor, Conservation Planning, ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies, James Cook University
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Professor of Environmental Management, The University of Queensland
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Jenny Graves is a Friend of The Conversation.
Distinguished Professor of Genetics and Vice Chancellor's Fellow, La Trobe University
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Professor in ecology and environment, Griffith University
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Distinguished Research Professor and Australian Laureate, James Cook University