Kate Farquharson
@katefarquharson.bsky.social
Conservation Genomics PhD | Wild Koala Breeding Manager at Koala Conservation Australia 🐨🧬 (views my own)
Birpai land 🖤
Birpai land 🖤
We can’t assume that “disease-free” populations are safe and don’t require #conservation efforts. Extensive field monitoring over decades meant we were able to observe reproductive declines in a Tassie devil population previously free of the contagious cancer DFTD.
doi.org/10.1071/WR16... 🦤
doi.org/10.1071/WR16... 🦤
November 14, 2024 at 11:19 PM
We can’t assume that “disease-free” populations are safe and don’t require #conservation efforts. Extensive field monitoring over decades meant we were able to observe reproductive declines in a Tassie devil population previously free of the contagious cancer DFTD.
doi.org/10.1071/WR16... 🦤
doi.org/10.1071/WR16... 🦤