POWERLINK PARTNERS WITH UNIVERSITY BOOST KOALA POPULATION IN BRISBANE

摘要

A koala research project aimed at enhancing habitat values and monitoring koala health is being conducted in the Brisbane Valley by The University of Queensland (UQ) in partnership with the state's high-voltage electricity transmission service provider, Powerlink Queensland. UQ's Sustainable Minerals Institute research fellow Dr Bill Ellis said the project involved acquiring information on the location and genetic identity of the local koala population, establishing the impact of disease and undertaking revegetation trials.