2023年3月15日 · Koalas are an iconic endangered species living in a fire-prone environment. This makes them an ideal subject when investigating solutions to wildfires. We explored how koalas fared before and after...

2020年3月15日 · Over the past three weeks in one wildlife conservation property alone, our rescue team found koalas recently crushed under fire-damaged trees, and koalas with burnt paws after descending to the...

2024年1月10日 · In 4 koalas affected by bushfires that were euthanized, burns to skin in various body regions were scored based on clinical appearance as superficial, partial thickness, or full thickness. Furred regions on the ear margins and dorsum were histologically more severe than other body regions.

2020年1月12日 · Bushfires have transformed Australia’s scenic landscape to one ravaged by smoke, flames and ruin. The fires, which began in early-September, have claimed the lives of 25 people, destroyed more than 2,000 homes, and left an estimated 1 billion animals dead.

2020年3月16日 · Over the past three weeks in one wildlife conservation property alone, our rescue team found koalas recently crushed under fire-damaged trees, and koalas with burnt paws after descending to the smouldering ground after the inferno had passed, hoping to …

2019年11月14日 · Unprecedented bushfires raging in eastern Australia have killed at least four people and devastated wildlife in the region, killing hundreds of koalas and burning through their colonies so badly...

2019年11月14日 · As catastrophic fires have burned more than two million acres in Australia, dozens of koalas have been rescued from smoldering trees and ashen ground. The animals, already threatened as a species...

2021年9月23日 · After bushfires and prescribed burns, koalas can be injured by smouldering bark or burning embers when moving between trees. They can also become dehydrated. But how this affects koala movement...

Thousands of koalas were killed in the Black Summer bushfire emergency, but keeping the species from extinction is more than just a numbers game. Now well on the path to recovery, bushfire survivor Paul, named after the man who found him, has his dressings changed at the koala hospital. Image credit: Drew Hopper.

2023年6月29日 · If you are interested in how koalas are considered when burns are being planned, or if you are a practitioner who needs to minimise impacts on koalas, the guidelines “Considering koalas in planned burns” published in February 2023 by the Department of Planning and Environment, are a useful resource.