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In the spirit of reconciliation, the Koala Territory Foundation acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respect to their Elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples today.
Publications
A selection of our published work
Peer reviewed
Santamaria, F., Palme, R., & Schlagloth, R. (2023). Discussion paper on ‘comparing the agreement of a commercial cortisol kit with a biologically validated assay in evaluating faecal cortisol metabolite levels in koala joeys’. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A: Molecular & Integrative Physiology, 111416. doi:10.1016/j.cbpa.2023.111416
Danaher, M., Schlagloth, R., Hewson, M., & Geddes, C. (2023). One Person and a Camera: a relatively non-intrusive approach to Koala citizen science. Australian Zoologist, 1-15. doi:10.7882/AZ.2023.006
Schlagloth, R., Hewson, M., Schultz, M., Danaher, M., & Santamaria, F. (2023). Gauging landholder attitudes and willingness towards koala conservation in a Central Queensland region. Australasian Journal of Environmental Management, 1-20. doi:10.1080/14486563.2023.2173321
Santamaria, F., Schlagloth, R., Valenza, L., Palme, R., de Villiers, D., & Henning, J. (2023). The Effect of Disease and Injury on Faecal Cortisol Metabolites, as an Indicator of Stress in Wild Hospitalised Koalas, Endangered Australian Marsupials. Veterinary Sciences, 10(1), 65. doi:10.3390/vetsci10010065
Schlagloth, R., Golding, B., Kentish, B., McGinnis, G., Clark, I. D., Cadman, T., . . . Santamaria, F. (2022). Koalas – Agents for Change: A case study from regional Victoria. Journal of Sustainability Education, 26(February), 16 pages.
Schlagloth, R., A. Morgan, E., Cadman, T., Santamaria, F., McGinnis, G., Thomson, H., . . . Mcewan, A. (2022). Applying landscape-level principles to koala management in Australia: a comparative analysis. Journal of Environmental Planning and Management, 1-22. doi:10.1080/09640568.2022.2124154
Clark, I. D., Schlagloth, R., Cahir, F., & McGinnis, G. (2022). Kurrburra the Boonwurrung ‘Wirrirrap’ and Bard (1797-1849): A Man of High Degree. Zeitschrift für Australienstudien / Australian Studies Journal, 36, 31-49. doi:10.35515/zfa/asj.36/2022.03
Cahir, F., Schlagloth, R., & Clark, I. D. (2022). The importance of the koala in Aboriginal society in nineteenth-century Queensland (Australia): A reconsideration of the archival record. Anthrozoos, 35(1), 75-89. doi:10.1080/08927936.2021.1963544
Schlagloth, R., Golding, B., Kentish, B., McGinnis, G., Clark, I., Cadman, T., Cahir, F., & Santamaria, F. (2022) Koalas - Agents for Change: A case study from regional Victoria, Journal of Sustainability Education, 26, 1-16.
Santamaria, F., Schlagloth, R., Palme, R., & Henning, J. (2021). Over time Decay of Cortisol Metabolites in Faecal Pellets of Koalas in Central Queensland. Animals. 11(12). https://doi.org/10.3390/ani11123376
Schlagloth, R., Santamaria, F., Melzer, A., Keatley, M. R., & Houston, W. (2021). Vehicle collisions and dog attacks on Victorian koalas as evidenced by a retrospective analysis of sightings and admission records 1997–2011. Australian Zoologist.
Cahir, F., Schlagloth, R., & Clark, I. D. (2021). The Importance of the Koala in Aboriginal Society in Nineteenth-Century Queensland (Australia): A Reconsideration of the Archival Record. Anthrozoös, 1-15.
Santamaria, F.; Barlow, CK.; Schlagloth, R., Schittenhelm, RB., Palme, R., and Henning, J. (2021). Identification of Koala (Phascolarctos cinereus) Faecal Cortisol Metabolites Using Liquid Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry and Enzyme Immunoassays. Metabolites. 11(6):393. https://doi.org/10.3390/metabo11060393
Santamaria, F.; Palme, R.; Schlagloth, R.; Klobetz-Rassam, E. and Henning, J. (2021). Seasonal Variations of Faecal Cortisol Metabolites in Koalas in South East Queensland. Animals, 11, 1622. https://doi.org/ 10.33
Cahir, F.; Schlagloth, R. and Clark, I. (2020). The Historic Importance of the Koala in Aboriginal Society in New South Wales (Australia): A Reconsideration of the Archival Record Koala in literature. ab-original.
Clark, I.; Schlagloth, R.; Cahir, F. and McGinnis (2020). Kurrburra the Boonwurrung wirrirrap and bard (1797–1849)—a man of high degree. Aus J Biography and History 4, 73-91.
Schlagloth, R.; Cahir, F. and Clark, I. (2018). The Historic Importance of the Koala in Aboriginal Society in Victoria (Australia): A Reconsideration of the Archival Record Koala in literature. Anthrozoös; 31(4), 433-441, DOI: 10.1080/08927936.2018.1482115
Schlagloth, R.; Santamaria, F.; Golding, B. & Thomson, H. (2018). Why is it Important to Use Flagship Species in Community Education? The Koala as a Case Study. Animal Studies Journal, 7(1): 127-148.: https://ro.uow.edu.au/asj/vol7/iss1/7
Wedrowicz, F.; Wright, W.; Schlagloth, R.; Santamaria, F. & Cahir, F. (2017). Landscape, koalas and people: A historical account of koala populations and their environment in South Gippsland. Australian Zoologist, 38 (4): 518–536. https://doi.org/10.7882/AZ.2017.007
Santamaria, F. & Schlagloth, R. (2016). The effect of translocation on Chlamydia-naïve koalas. A case study. Australian Zoologist. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.7882/AZ.2016.025
Santamaria, F.; Keatley M.R. & Schlagloth, R. (2004). Does size matter? Tree use by translocated koalas. The Victorian Naturalist 122: 4–13.
Reports
Hewson, M., Melzer, A., & Santamaria, F. (2019). Project Report: Koala Habitat Health – Remote Sensing Based, Landscape Scale Habitat Management Toolbox. Rockhampton: Central Queensland University. Retrieved from https://des.smartygrants.com.au/applicant/login
Hewson, M., Santamaria, F., Melzer, A., & Melzer, R. (2019). Tools for Assessing Queensland’s Koala Habitat Condition. Rockhampton QLD: Central Queensland University.
Melzer, A., Santamaria, F., & Allen, S. E. (2018). The koalas, koala habitat and conservation management in the Clarke-Connors Ranges and associated landscapes: A report to the Queensland Department of Transport and Main Roads. Rockhampton, Queensland: Koala Research-CQ, School of Medical and Applied Sciences, CQUniversity. Retrieved from https://www.tmr.qld.gov.au/
Schlagloth, R. (2018). Managing Central Queensland’s Clarke Connors Range koala population. Predicting future koala-road kill hotspots. Koala Research Project – Eton Range Realignment. Koala Research – CQ, Central Queensland University.
Schlagloth, R., Mitchell, D. and Rhodes, J. (2008). Use of Blue Gum Plantations by Koalas. A report to stakeholders in the plantation industry.
Schlagloth, R., Thomson, H. and Mitchell, (2006). Comprehensive Koala Plan of Management for Ballarat City Council (Part 1- The Plan, part 2 – resource document)
Schlagloth, R. and Santamaria, F. (2001). Koala Survey for Ballarat. Report on an extensive survey of ratepayers’ attitude to, and experiences with, koala conservation. City of Ballarat / Australian Koala Foundation.
Prevett, P. T., Pope, R., Smithyman, S., & Schlagloth, R. (1995). Interaction between Koalas and Roads on the Midland Highway and Western Freeway in Victoria: University of Ballarat