Killing animals has been a ubiquitous human behaviour throughout history, yet it is
becoming increasingly controversial and criticised in some parts of contemporary human …

The iconic Australian marsupial, the koala (Phascolarctos cinereus), has suffered dramatic
population declines as a result of habitat loss and fragmentation, disease, vehicle collision …

The koala, the only extant species of the marsupial family Phascolarctidae, is classified as
'vulnerable'due to habitat loss and widespread disease. We sequenced the koala genome …

Effective wildlife management relies on the accurate and precise detection of individual
animals. These can be challenging data to collect for many cryptic species, particularly those …

Aim The koala is a widely distributed Australian marsupial with regional populations that are
in rapid decline, are stable or have increased in size. This study examined whether it is …

Drones and machine learning‐based automated detection methods are being used by
ecologists to conduct wildlife surveys with increasing frequency. When traditional survey …

Management actions designed to mitigate development or anthropogenic impacts on
species of conservation concern are often implemented without quantifying the benefit to the …

Genome sequencing is a powerful tool that can inform the management of threatened
species. Koalas (Phascolarctos cinereus) are a globally recognized species that captured …

Background Captive koala breeding programmes are essential for long-term species
management. However, breeding efficacy is frequently impacted by high neonatal mortality …

External signs of disease are frequently used as indicators of disease susceptibility.
However, immune profiling can be a more effective indicator to understand how host …