South Australia?s Kangaroo Island takes its name from the mobs of kangaroos that graze its dense bush.
Koalas were introduced in the 1920s, and flourished so spectacularly that at one point it looked like they might overrun the 4,405-square-kilometer island.
But now the koala colony could be under threat. An AIDS-like retrovirus has made its way from the mainland and been detected on the island.
Some expert warnings are dire: it could eventually wipe out the population.
The Koala Research Network told a recent Senate inquiry the disease is spreading through the island like wildfire.
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