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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/
Community Wildlife Survey 2019
We are on the lookout for wildlife across NSW. If you’ve seen brushtail possums, platypus, wombats, koalas, spotted-tailed quolls, or a few of their neighbours, we want to know. Our Community Wildlife Survey is now open....
Gunnedah koalas drinking water regularly is good news for health
https://www.nvi.com.au/story/6323067/regular-water-helps-gunnedahs-koalas-cope-in-drought-heat/https://www.nvi.com.au/story/6323067/regular-water-helps-gunnedahs-koalas-cope-in-drought-heat/
Vast database on Campbelltown’s koalas shared
https://www.wollondillyadvertiser.com.au/story/6324105/vast-database-on-campbelltowns-koalas-shared/?cs=12https://www.wollondillyadvertiser.com.au/story/6324105/vast-database-on-campbelltowns-koalas-shared/?cs=12
Say goodbye to southwest Sydney koala population
https://independentaustralia.net/environment/environment-display/say-goodbye-to-southwest-sydney-koala-population,12998https://independentaustralia.net/environment/environment-display/say-goodbye-to-southwest-sydney-koala-population,12998
Government makes a move to keep koalas off the street
https://www.illawarramercury.com.au/story/6331716/government-makes-a-move-to-keep-koalas-off-the-street/?cs=12https://www.illawarramercury.com.au/story/6331716/government-makes-a-move-to-keep-koalas-off-the-street/?cs=12
NSW’s koalas ‘in crisis’ as threats rise on many fronts, inquiry told
https://www.smh.com.au/environment/conservation/nsw-s-koalas-in-crisis-as-threats-rise-on-many-fronts-inquiry-told-20190816-p52hvw.htmlhttps://www.smh.com.au/environment/conservation/nsw-s-koalas-in-crisis-as-threats-rise-on-many-fronts-inquiry-told-20190816-p52hvw.html
Faecal transplants new tool in koala conservation
https://www.westernsydney.edu.au/newscentre/news_centre/more_news_stories/koala_microbiomehttps://www.westernsydney.edu.au/newscentre/news_centre/more_news_stories/koala_microbiome
New Rapid DNA Test to Diagnose Chlamydia Infection in Koalas
https://www.technologynetworks.com/diagnostics/news/new-rapid-dna-test-to-diagnose-chlamydia-infection-in-koalas-323040https://www.technologynetworks.com/diagnostics/news/new-rapid-dna-test-to-diagnose-chlamydia-infection-in-koalas-323040
Wollondilly Council calls on state government to save koalas now
https://www.wollondillyadvertiser.com.au/story/6343285/wollondilly-council-calls-on-state-government-to-save-koalas-now/?cs=1552https://www.wollondillyadvertiser.com.au/story/6343285/wollondilly-council-calls-on-state-government-to-save-koalas-now/?cs=1552
Conservationists say NSW Koala Strategy not enough to save habitat
https://www.abc.net.au/radio/canberra/programs/worldtoday/conservationists-say-nsw-koala-strategy-not-enough/11447808https://www.abc.net.au/radio/canberra/programs/worldtoday/conservationists-say-nsw-koala-strategy-not-enough/11447808
Construction work begins on $3 million Koala sanctuary and hospital for Port Stephens
https://www.portstephensexaminer.com.au/story/6342922/koala-joey-joins-sanctuary-celebrations/?cs=12https://www.portstephensexaminer.com.au/story/6342922/koala-joey-joins-sanctuary-celebrations/?cs=12
Poo transplants may save koalas from starvation, a new experiment finds
https://thenewdaily.com.au/life/science/2019/08/28/poo-transplants-may-save-koalas/https://thenewdaily.com.au/life/science/2019/08/28/poo-transplants-may-save-koalas/