Australia's koalas are blighted with deadly chlamydia. One island could hold the key to their survival 58.7%
BBC - By Ana Norman Bermudez - 4/3/2026, 10:00 AM
Optimism Bias 17.5% - Negativity Bias 11.7% - Appeal to Authority 11.6%
A disease-free island refuge is being tapped for a koala rescue mission – but it is also a genetic bottleneck. Can scientists stop the colony's decline, before it's too late? Brandishing long plastic poles, a small team of researchers are trying to coax a female koala down from the gum tree she's comfortably perched on. At first, she... more