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The race to build homes is putting Queensland's vulnerable koalas at risk

2025-05-29 381 Dailymotion

As south-east Queensland grows, so does the need for more urban development in areas that are considered "prime koala habitat" and crucial to their future. Hundreds are dying each year from the chlamydia epidemic; car strikes and habitat loss and there are fears proposed developments in native forests could see already dwindling koala numbers dramatically reduce. But it's not all bad news with a team of researchers finding ways to re-establish locally extinct populations.