Marshall, Laura https://orcid.org/0009-0003-6124-4316
Haque, Sabrina https://orcid.org/0009-0008-4962-489X
Boardman, Wayne https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1746-0682
McDougall, Fiona https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8669-9702
Power, Michelle https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3160-4301
Funding for this research was provided by:
Macquarie University
Article History
Received: 8 April 2026
Accepted: 25 August 2026
First Online: 4 September 2026
Declarations
Ethics Statement: Faecal sample collection from Belair National Park koalas in 2022 was approved by Flinders University Animal Ethics Committee (approval number AEC BIOL 4222–13) and the South Australian Department for Environment and Water (Scientific Research permit number U27069).
Competing interests: The authors have no relevant financial or non-financial interests to disclose.