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| Australia's koalas are blighted with deadly chlamydia. One island could hold the key to their survival |
| 2026-04-04 |
| [BBC] Yet on a nearby island, the disease has never been recorded. Kangaroo Island is thought to host the world's largest chlamydia-free koala population, offering something of a living insurance policy for the species. Still, these koalas are under a pressure of their own: more than a century of isolation has left them deeply inbred and genetically fragile. This is what brings Burke Da Silva and her colleague Julian Beaman to study koalas in the region. They hope that by first improving the genetic diversity of Kangaroo Island's koalas, then introducing them to other low-chlamydia areas of Australia, they can help tackle the current plight facing the species. Related: Koala 05/27/2025 Australia fast-tracks machete ban after shopping centre attack Koala 05/13/2025 Australian authorities intercept over a ton of cocaine worth $400M Koala 04/26/2025 Victoria, Australia culls hundreds of koalas after wildfire, activists denounce policy Related: Chlamydia 06/13/2024 Take care of your banana Chlamydia 03/22/2024 Fulton County, GA wins CDC trifecta Chlamydia 06/16/2021 STDs reach all-time high for sixth consecutive year in the US, caucasians continue to lag far behind |
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