Koalas from a population north of the Brisbane River have evolved a unique genomic immunity to the killer retrovirus ...

Inbreeding or chlamydia? It’s an impossible situation. But it’s a situation that koalas are facing in the suburbs of Sydney, Australia, where low levels of genetic diversity are threatening one of the ...

In NSW, infection rates can be as high as 100 per cent. WWF-Australia warns these koalas are in danger if their habitat continues to be logged. "These surveys provide a picture of a robust ...

Koalas infected with the retrovirus are at a higher risk of chlamydia, which has devastated populations in Queensland and New South Wales. The virus has also been linked to lymphomas that have caused ...