An Analysis of Demographic and Triage Assessment Findings in Bushfire-Affected Koalas (<i>Phascolarctos cinereus</i>) on Kangaroo Island, South Australia, 2019–2020

An Analysis of Demographic and Triage Assessment Findings in Bushfire-Affected Koalas (<i>Phascolarctos cinereus</i>) on Kangaroo Island, South Australia, 2019–2020

In the 2019–2020 Australian bushfires, Kangaroo Island, South Australia, experienced catastrophic bushfires that burnt approximately half the island, with an estimated 80% of the koala population lost. During and after the event, rescued koalas were triaged at a designated facility and a range of in...

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Main Authors: Evie Dunstan, Oliver Funnell, Jenny McLelland, Felicity Stoeckeler, Elisa Nishimoto, Dana Mitchell, Sam Mitchell, David J. McLelland, Jerome Kalvas, Lynley Johnson, Claire Moore, Lauren J. M. Eyre, Amanda McLune, Ian Hough, Ludovica Valenza, Wayne S. J. Boardman, Ian Smith, Natasha Speight
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-11-01
Series:Animals
Subjects:
burn
mortality
Phascolarctidae
rescue
trauma
wildfire
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/11/11/3237

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