Koalas from a population north of the Brisbane River have evolved a unique genomic immunity to the killer retrovirus ...
New research into how a retrovirus is spreading across populations of wild koalas in Queensland, Australia is leading to a ...
Wildlife carers on North Stradbroke Island have called for greater vigilance in reporting injured animals after their efforts ...
The research team has found that a koala population in Australia has evolved a distinctive genomic immunity to a retrovirus.
The genetic switch effectively reduces the impact of the retrovirus, strengthening the immune system of the beloved but endangered marsupial, said Keith Chappell, a virologist at the University of ...
The koala was officially declared endangered in the Australian state of New South Wales in February 2022. A year later, the Labor Party promised to create a 315,000-hectare (778,000-acre ...
Don't miss out on the headlines from QLD News. Followed categories will be added to My News. Straddie wildlife carer Pauly Debono said the koala had been left for dead for 24 hours in the cyclonic ...