Health surveillance representative of koala (Phascolarctos cinereus) distribution in Victoria, Australia.

ABSTRACT: Health surveillance of wildlife populations is essential for conservation and reduction of the impacts of disease. Population declines and areas of overabundance of koalas (Phascolarctos cinereus) can disrupt the overall survival of the species as well as its habitat. This retrospective study was conducted to describe population distributions, identify areas which need increased surveillance and improve koala health surveillance methodology by Wildlife Health Victoria: Surveillance (WHV:S) at the Veterinary School of The University of Melbourne. Twelve years of Victorian koala observation data from the Atlas of Living Australia combined with surveillance data from WHV:S were used to create choropleth maps, using Quantum Geographic Information Systems of populations and surveillance events,

SUBMITTER: Cooley M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10092863 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature