Tag: extinct
Giant pink slug makes a comeback on extinct volcano in NSW national park
Exclusive: The kaputar slug, which can grow longer than a human hand, was almost wiped out in the black summer bushfires of 2019-20 A giant, fluorescent pink slug’s comeback on Mount Kaputar has been mapped by eager citizen scientists. The kaputar slug grows up to 20cm long – outstripping the average human hand – and…
Chlamydia could make koalas extinct. Can a vaccine save them in time?
On the table, unconscious and stretched out on a pillow, Joe Mangy looks deceptively peaceful. The koala’s watery, red-rimmed eyes are the only sign of the disease at war with his body. Tubes snarl out of a mask covering his face as a vet tech listens to his chest with a stethoscope. He is not…