Australia’s wildfires had a devastating toll
A year after Australia’s devastating 2019-2020 wildlife season ended, biologists are getting a grim picture of the impact on wildlife. Scientists say more than ...
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JWM: Tree plantations provide koala habitat — for now
Tree plantations could provide suitable temporary habitat for koalas (Phascolarctos cinereus) in southwestern Australia, since the animals move around ...
Watch: Can virtual reality help protect habitats?
Can virtual reality help researchers better protect wildlife habitats? Researchers at the Queensland University of Technology combined VR with aerial thermal ...
Heat-sensing drones spot koalas through the leaves
Some species can be notoriously difficult to spot, especially if they occupy forests with dense canopies. To detect koala populations through the cover of ...
How Researchers Use Nose Patterns to Identify Koalas
When it comes to identifying individual koalas, the nose knows. According to Peggy Shaw-McBee, assistant professor at Kansas State University and long-standing TWS ...