Koalas Management: Ecology and Conservation
A special issue of Animals (ISSN 2076-2615). This special issue belongs to the section "Wildlife".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 July 2025 | Viewed by 537
Special Issue Editor
Interests: responses of fauna to climate change; ecosystem regulation by apex predators; GPS tracking of threatened fauna; morphological, ecological and molecular systematics of mammals; formation of mouse plagues; use of GIS in predictions of mammal habitat; population viability analysis and population dynamics of small mammals; particularly in regards to predation and fire; conservation biology and ecology of mammals; birds and reptiles; population control in pest mammals
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
In 2021, a reassessment of the koala populations of Queensland, New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory by the Australian Government listed them as Endangered. The Endangered category is a Threatened Species category which means the species has a very high chance of extinction in the wild. The koala is an iconic species that has been deeply impacted by prolonged drought, the Black Summer bushfires of 2020–2021, and the cumulative impacts of disease, urbanisation and habitat loss over the past 20 years. At the same time, koalas in Victoria and South Australia are considered over-abundant in certain areas, posing different challenges with regard to their management.
The Special Issue, titled Koala Management: Ecology and Conservation, focuses on the urgent need for scientifically informed strategies to protect and manage koala populations. Koalas face a multitude of threats, including habitat loss, climate change, disease, and human–wildlife conflicts. This Special Issue will bring together the latest research to address these pressing concerns, offering insights into koala ecology, behaviour, population dynamics, health, and conservation strategies.
Prof. Dr. Mathew Crowther
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- koalas
- conservation
- ecology
- wildlife management
- habitat
- chlamydia
- climate change
- disease
- euca-lyptus
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