New hope for Australia's koalas

Koalas are considered a national symbol in Australia — but diseases, deforestation and climate change are massively affecting them. There is now new hope: The world's first vaccine protects against the dreaded chlamydia infection, and a huge national park are aimed to secure the habitat of the endangered marsupials.

Eine Chlamydien-Infektion kann bei Koalas unter anderem zu schmerzhaften Harnwegsinfektionen, Unfruchtbarkeit, Erblindung und sogar zum Tod führen. Credit: University of the Sunshine Coast

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