BellingenNSW<p>Translocation experiment: Deaths of seven out of 13 koalas <br>More than half of koalas relocated to NSW forest died in failed government attempt at reintroduction</p><p>"Translocation and deaths of seven out of 13 koalas in April, with some showing signs of septicaemia, not made public by state government. An attempt by the New South Wales government to reintroduce koalas to a forest in the state’s far south has failed after more than half of the moved animals died, including two with signs of septicaemia, and the remaining marsupials were taken into care."<br>>><br><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/jul/14/more-than-half-of-koalas-relocated-to-nsw-forest-died-in-failed-government-attempt-at-reintroduction" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/environment/20</span><span class="invisible">25/jul/14/more-than-half-of-koalas-relocated-to-nsw-forest-died-in-failed-government-attempt-at-reintroduction</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/koalas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>koalas</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/extinction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>extinction</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/NSW" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NSW</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/translocation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>translocation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/HabitatDestruction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HabitatDestruction</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/NSWLogging" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NSWLogging</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/LoggingImpacts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LoggingImpacts</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/biodiversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>biodiversity</span></a></p>