Koalas face a perfect storm of welfare crises: epidemic chlamydia, habitat destruction, bushfire trauma, and vehicle strikes.
Koalas with chlamydia experience chronic painful infections of the eyes and reproductive tract, leading to blindness and slow death without treatment. Burned koalas from bushfires suffer severe skin and airway injuries that require months of rehabilitation. Urban koalas navigating roads face repeated trauma, with survivors often returning to the same dangerous crossings.