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UQ student uses koala toy to solve riddle of whether cattle killing koalas

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The humble cow could be trampling koalas to death across Australia, according to a researcher using a plush toy on a remote-controlled car to study the interaction between the two animals.

University of Queensland PhD candidate Alex Jiang is investigating how damaging cattle can be to koala populations, as increasingly the two species cohabitate throughout the country.

Conducting field research at Spicers Hidden Vale near Grandchester, west of Brisbane, Mr Jiang said for years veterinarians,…



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