Two koalas have been released back into the wild yesterday by Queensland researchers for a project aimed to tackle koala extinction due to habitat loss and diseases.
Amelia and El Yungo the two koalas were released through the Living Koala Genome Bank project which was designed to use proven breeding strategies to protect koalas.
Dreamworld Wildlife Foundation general manager Al Mucci says the two animals have been cleaned, treated for chlamydia and vaccinated for future infections.