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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
World
Vishwam Sankaran

‘Roadkill hotspot’ sees 150 endangered koalas die every year

A stretch of highway in Australia is a “roadkill hotspot” for koalas with nearly 150 of the endangered marsupials killed in just one year, scientists have warned in a new study.

Koalas are struck and killed by vehicles along a 50km stretch of the Peak Downs Highway that connects Mackay with the Bowen Basin coal mining region.

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