Sixteen additional koalas have been translocated from bushfire-affected Kangaroo Island taking the total to 28, and will be housed at Cleland Wildlife Park to add to the recently established disease-free insurance population.
The rescued koalas will further our understanding of the debilitating diseases affecting koala populations Australia-wide.
IKCE will partner with Cleland to deliver much needed research: koala health and wellbeing, koalas in the landscape, and koalas in the community.
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