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Marsupials, monotremes, and a collaborative legacy
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NOTES FROM THE FIELD | 2025 | No. 7
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Australia’s iconic eucalyptus trees are at the heart of the continent’s
unique, vast, and wild landscapes. They make up 75% of the country’s
forests, which are home to another Australian icon: koalas.
Spending
their lives among the trees’ fragrant branches, they’ve adapted to eat
mainly eucalyptus leaves, a food source that’s toxic to most other
wildlife.
Unfortunately, both koalas and the forest ecosystems they rely on are in
trouble. Wildfires, deforestation, and habitat loss have taken their
toll, and these marsupials are now endangered. To address these
increasing challenges, we’re putting a century of partnership and
expertise into action.
Since 1925, we’ve collaborated with Taronga Conservation Society
Australia on koala care and conservation. Together we’re devising
long-term, sustainable solutions for these beloved tree-dwellers and
their native habitats through our Australian
Forest Conservation Hub.
Find out how two special little joeys are shaping the future for their
species worldwide, and see if you can spot them on your next visit to
the San
Diego Zoo.
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ROAD TO RECOVERY
Five years ago, the devastating Australian mega wildfires scorched
forests and displaced wildlife. Allies like you came
together in
response to raise over $1 million for koalas and other native
species—and that support is still making a difference
today. Climb in to
discover what you continue to make possible through our Australian
Forest Conservation Hub.
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PROTECTING PLATYPUSES
Platypuses are famously one-of-a-kind with their furry coats and webbed
feet. Yet because of their elusive, nocturnal nature, there’s still much
that’s unknown about them. To change this, we’re collaborating with
Taronga and their Platypus Rescue HQ, a groundbreaking conservation and
emergency rescue center dedicated to protecting these
monotremes. Dive
in to explore how the safe haven is helping safeguard the future of
one
of Australia’s unusual icons.
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TRACING THREATS
Koala retrovirus is widespread and poses a serious threat to the future
of this endangered species. Using samples from our Wildlife Biodiversity
Bank’s Tissue and DNA Bank, we’re creating the largest genomic database
of its kind to determine how the virus impacts koalas on a genetic
level. This trailblazing
project will inform koala conservation
strategies for generations to come.
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WILDLIFE HEROES
CHANGE
THE WORLD.
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Friend, your
ongoing support makes a
lifesaving difference for
vulnerable wildlife. As a
Wildlife Hero, your monthly
gift will fuel conservation
efforts as we work together
to make a brighter future
possible for koalas,
platypuses, and other
wildlife through our
Australian Forest
Conservation Hub. Whether
we’re finding sustainable
solutions or creating a
groundbreaking genomic
database, you’ll be at the
heart of it all. You make it
all possible, and we’re
forever grateful for you.
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Your monthly gift
will make a world of
difference for
wildlife.
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Your support saves wildlife.
San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance is an international conservation
nonprofit and a
registered
501(c)(3) organization. Tax ID# 95-1648219.
With more than 100 years of wildlife care expertise and partnerships
around the
globe, we are saving, protecting, and caring for species worldwide.
Follow along on our mission to save wildlife
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Photo Credit | Koala photo: Ian Brown/Science for Wildlife
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