Rare population of koalas untouched by humans are under threat

Numbers are still declining after 20 years of research and scientists are not exactly sure why.
By Ryan Sedmak  on 
Rare population of koalas untouched by humans are under threat
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Researchers from the University of Queensland have spent the last 20 years studying a group of 200 koalas on the remote St Bees Island in Australia.

Despite the efforts they have made to gather information about the rare koalas untouched by humans or disease, numbers are still declining and scientists are still not exactly sure why.

Additional reporting by The Associated Press.


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