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‘The whole place went up’: Fears for koala colonies as NSW fires burn on
https://www.smh.com.au/environment/conservation/the-whole-place-went-up-fears-for-koala-colonies-as-nsw-fires-burn-on-20191031-p5366y.htmlhttps://www.smh.com.au/environment/conservation/the-whole-place-went-up-fears-for-koala-colonies-as-nsw-fires-burn-on-20191031-p5366y.html
Port Macquarie Koala Hospital to assess Crestwood-Lake Innes fire’s impact on koalas
https://www.illawarramercury.com.au/story/6467092/its-the-fire-koala-experts-have-dreaded-since-2002/https://www.illawarramercury.com.au/story/6467092/its-the-fire-koala-experts-have-dreaded-since-2002/
Koalas in their hundreds feared dead in bushfires south of Port Macquarie
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-10-30/important-koala-habitat-destroyed-in-out-of-control-bushfire/11653076https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-10-30/important-koala-habitat-destroyed-in-out-of-control-bushfire/11653076
Bushfires: fears over koala populations
https://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/breakfast/bushfires:-fears-over-koala-populations/11652646https://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/breakfast/bushfires:-fears-over-koala-populations/11652646
Koala habitat ravaged by bushfire
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-10-30/koala-habitat-bushfire-port-macquarie-m1-truck-crash/11651658https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-10-30/koala-habitat-bushfire-port-macquarie-m1-truck-crash/11651658
The Blinky Bill effect: When gum trees are cut down, where do the koalas go?
https://phys.org/news/2019-10-blinky-bill-effect-gum-trees.htmlhttps://phys.org/news/2019-10-blinky-bill-effect-gum-trees.html
Port Macquarie Koala Hospital staff “pretty disgusted” over koala’s death at Henry Kendall Reserve, Laurieton
https://www.portnews.com.au/story/6457431/disgusted-koala-hospital-staff-want-answers-over-koalas-death/https://www.portnews.com.au/story/6457431/disgusted-koala-hospital-staff-want-answers-over-koalas-death/
Could DNA editing help stop viruses that are slowly killing the world’s koalas?
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/long_reads/koalas-dna-virus-survival-cancer-gene-editing-a9161556.htmlhttps://www.independent.co.uk/news/long_reads/koalas-dna-virus-survival-cancer-gene-editing-a9161556.html
Cape Otway koalas get fresh start after relocation
https://www.abc.net.au/radio/programs/am/cape-otway-koalas-get-fresh-start-after-relocation/11638394https://www.abc.net.au/radio/programs/am/cape-otway-koalas-get-fresh-start-after-relocation/11638394
Koalas may be protected from development with NSW Government ‘in talks’ to set up national park
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-10-25/nsw-govt-in-talks-to-set-up-koala-national-park/11636786https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-10-25/nsw-govt-in-talks-to-set-up-koala-national-park/11636786
Police investigate suspicious death of koala at Laurieton
https://www.miragenews.com/police-investigate-suspicious-death-of-koala-at-laurieton/https://www.miragenews.com/police-investigate-suspicious-death-of-koala-at-laurieton/
Gunnedah koala hospital welcomed by researcher Dr Valentina Mella
https://www.nvi.com.au/story/6452192/space-clinical-experience-a-must-for-koala-hospital-zoologist/?cs=12https://www.nvi.com.au/story/6452192/space-clinical-experience-a-must-for-koala-hospital-zoologist/?cs=12
Busbys Flat fire burns Koala colony
https://koalahealthhub.org.au/news/busbys-flat-fire-burns-koala-colony/https://koalahealthhub.org.au/news/busbys-flat-fire-burns-koala-colony/
Port Macquarie Koala Hospital multi-million dollar redevelopment
https://www.portnews.com.au/story/6431259/koala-hospitals-multi-million-dollar-game-changer/https://www.portnews.com.au/story/6431259/koala-hospitals-multi-million-dollar-game-changer/
Important Koala Colonies Destroyed In NSW Fires
https://10daily.com.au/news/australia/a191010wpmqb/important-koala-colonies-destroyed-in-nsw-fires-20191010https://10daily.com.au/news/australia/a191010wpmqb/important-koala-colonies-destroyed-in-nsw-fires-20191010
Koala Immune Response to Genome-Inserting Retroviruses Identified
https://www.the-scientist.com/news-opinion/koala-immune-response-to-genome-inserting-retroviruses-identified-66564https://www.the-scientist.com/news-opinion/koala-immune-response-to-genome-inserting-retroviruses-identified-66564
Koala retrovirus leads scientists to discover ‘second immune system’
https://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2019-10-12/koala-retro-virus-shed-light-on-second-immune-system/11583782https://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2019-10-12/koala-retro-virus-shed-light-on-second-immune-system/11583782
Who will rescue endangered animals at risk of dying from bushfires?
https://koalahealthhub.org.au/news/who-will-rescue-endangered-animals-at-risk-of-dying-from-bushfires/https://koalahealthhub.org.au/news/who-will-rescue-endangered-animals-at-risk-of-dying-from-bushfires/
Longleat koalas aid disease research breakthrough
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-wiltshire-50040627https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-wiltshire-50040627
What a Koala Virus Tells Us about the Human Genome
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/what-a-koala-virus-tells-us-about-the-human-genome/https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/what-a-koala-virus-tells-us-about-the-human-genome/
Longleat koalas at centre of genetic breakthrough to save species
https://www.itv.com/news/westcountry/2019-10-14/longleat-koalas-in-wiltshire-at-centre-of-genetic-breakthrough-to-save-species/https://www.itv.com/news/westcountry/2019-10-14/longleat-koalas-in-wiltshire-at-centre-of-genetic-breakthrough-to-save-species/
Sperm and egg cell ‘immune response’ protects koala DNA
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/10/191015131354.htmhttps://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/10/191015131354.htm
Kempsey Shire Council is asking locals to report any koala sightings
https://www.macleayargus.com.au/story/6436458/have-you-spotted-any-koalas-around-lately/?cs=1526https://www.macleayargus.com.au/story/6436458/have-you-spotted-any-koalas-around-lately/?cs=1526
New koala home to be grown with recycled water
https://www.gattonstar.com.au/news/new-koala-home-to-be-grown-with-recycled-water/3855567/https://www.gattonstar.com.au/news/new-koala-home-to-be-grown-with-recycled-water/3855567/
Gunnedah koala park to be built on Oxley Highway
https://www.nvi.com.au/story/6443155/gunnedahs-councillors-all-in-favour-of-site-for-new-koala-park/?cs=12https://www.nvi.com.au/story/6443155/gunnedahs-councillors-all-in-favour-of-site-for-new-koala-park/?cs=12
Chlamydia-free koalas’ proposed national park under threat with housing development go-ahead
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-10-17/chlamydia-free-koalas-proposed-national-park-under-threat/11608986https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-10-17/chlamydia-free-koalas-proposed-national-park-under-threat/11608986
‘Koala AIDS’ research reveals genome evolution in action
https://technology.inquirer.net/91282/koala-aids-research-reveals-genome-evolution-in-actionhttps://technology.inquirer.net/91282/koala-aids-research-reveals-genome-evolution-in-action
DNA test rapidly diagnoses chlamydia infection in koalas
https://koalahealthhub.org.au/news/dna-test-rapidly-diagnoses-chlamydia-infection-in-koalas/https://koalahealthhub.org.au/news/dna-test-rapidly-diagnoses-chlamydia-infection-in-koalas/
Koala breeding hub at Tomaree
https://www.portstephensexaminer.com.au/story/6415800/koala-breeding-hub-at-tomaree/https://www.portstephensexaminer.com.au/story/6415800/koala-breeding-hub-at-tomaree/
Picton Road koala fencing complete
https://koalahealthhub.org.au/news/picton-road-koala-fencing-complete/https://koalahealthhub.org.au/news/picton-road-koala-fencing-complete/