Are cows killing the Koala?

Fans of Bart Simpson will recognise the saying “Don’t have a cow, man”!   Many a Koala may have wished for that.

A Queensland study is being carried out to investigate whether cows pose a threat to the struggling koala population.

Vets, farmers and wildlife carers – say cows have been trampling koalas, killing them or leaving them seriously injured.

University of Queensland PhD candidate Alex Jiang is using a plush toy koala on a remote control car to monitor interactions between cattle and koalas.