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.
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Chlamydia is devastating for koalas, but the vaccine to prevent infection requires a booster shot. Recapturing the animals for their booster shot is costly and stresses them, but there’s a solution.
Shocking scenes of scorched koalas in the 2019-20 bushfires sparked research into cultural burns for wildlife. A two-year study on the world’s second-largest sand island suggests it’s the way to go.
It’s only fair to expect results from vast sums of public money spent on koala conservation. But continued land clearing badly undermines the investment.
Figures released this week suggest Australia’s koala populations have plummeted. So what’s the best way to protect these iconic animals from fires?
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Adjunct professor, University of Sydney
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Professor of Ecology, The University of Queensland
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Researcher in Koala, Detection Dogs, Conservation Genetics and Ecology, University of the Sunshine Coast
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Postdoctoral research fellow, The University of Queensland
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Postdoctoral Researcher and Honorary Lecturer | School of Environmental and Life Sciences, University of Newcastle
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Postdoctoral Research Fellow | Deakin University, Deakin University
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PhD Candidate | School of Environmental and Life Sciences, University of Newcastle
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Community Land & Sea manager at Quandamooka Yoolooburrabee Aboriginal Corporation, Indigenous Knowledge
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PhD Candidate, University of the Sunshine Coast
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Professor of Immunology, Queensland University of Technology
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Professor of Polymer Chemistry, Queensland University of Technology
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Senior Lecturer in Animal Science, The University of Queensland
