The first comprehensive scientific study of the impact of the Black Summer bushfires on the state's koala population has found more than 70 per cent of koalas were killed in the six study areas | npomalley
The first comprehensive scientific study of the impact of the Black Summer bushfires on the state's koala population has found more than 70 per cent of koalas were killed in the six study areas.
"A 71 per cent decline is massive, nearly three quarters of koalas in these locations were lost. That's why it's so important that national environment laws are strengthened to protect koalas and all threatened species."Biolink surveyed 123 sites at the six fire grounds searching for scats below large koala food trees. Finding unburnt scats confirmed that at least some koalas had lived through the fires.
The Australian National University koala biology specialist Dr Kara Youngetob said the Biolink report broadly reflected her own research, though she said searching for scats can sometimes slightly under-represent populations compared with searches conducted with drones and dogs.
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