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Are koalas indigenous to Phillip Island?

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Are koalas indigenous to Phillip Island?

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Koalas were not originally found on Phillip Island. They are thought to have been introduced in the 1870s or 1880s from a nearby mainland population at Bass (Phillip Island Nature Park 1998). References Phillips, B. (1990). Koalas: The little Australians we’d all hate to lose. Australian Government Printing Service: Canberra. Phillip Island Nature Park. (1998). Nature Notes: Everything you ever wanted to know about koalas. Phillip Island Nature Park: Cowes, Vic.