There is a rising number of koalas starving to death on Victoria’s Raymond Island due to food shortages and overpopulation.
Increasing numbers of people moving to the island and clearing trees for bushfire protection has lead to emaciated koalas being handed over to wildlife carers daily.
Federation University professor Wendy Wright said because the koalas are stuck on an island they are unable to “move away and disperse" as they would in a normal environment.