Australia’s koala paradox: why is the beloved marsupial endangered in parts but overabundant in others?

O n French Island in Victoria’s Western Port Bay, koalas are dropping from trees. Eucalypts have been eaten bare by the marsupials, with local reports of some found starving and dead. Multiple koalas – usually solitary animals – can often be seen on a single gum. Koalas were first introduced to Fre...

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