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Koalas rebounded fast from local extinction and regained genetic diversity

A large-scale genomic study of koalas across eastern Australia has found that populations that went through severe 20th-century bottlenecks are already showing signs of genetic recovery, challenging ...
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These koalas bounced back from the brink of local extinction extremely fast. Surprisingly, so did their genetic resilience

Around a decade ago, koalas nearly vanished from southeastern Australia due to the fur trade. In the 1920s, as few as 500 individuals remained in the state of Victoria. Conservationists kicked off a ...
The New York Times

Four Wild Ways to Save the Koala (That Just Might Work)

To protect Australia’s iconic animals, scientists are experimenting with vaccine implants, probiotics, tree-planting drones and solar-powered tracking tags. To protect Australia’s iconic animals, ...
Nature

Daily briefing: How koalas escaped a genetic bottleneck

NATURE BRIEFING 06 March 2026 Daily briefing: How koalas escaped a genetic bottleneck Evidence from koalas suggest that even species pushed to the brink of extinction can recover lost genetic ...