The study koala population.
The genetic dataset was collected as part of a four-year koala
management program (2013-2017) designed to comply with Australian
Government legislative requirements to mitigate and offset the impact of
the construction of a linear transport infrastructure (rail line) on
koalas in the eastern Moreton Bay Region (-27.234°; 153.036°,
Queensland, Australia) (Beyer et al. 2018). As part of the Koala
Management Program all koalas found in the study area during the
monitoring program were caught using live traps or flagging pole methods
(Hanger et al. 2017). Each koala underwent a thorough veterinary
examination, blood/tissue samples were collected, and koalas were fitted
with VHF and/or GPS tracking tags prior to being released. Koalas were
then tracked in the field approximately twice a week as per animal
ethics requirements. Full protocols are available in the technical
report by Hanger et al. (2017), and scientific permits and ethics
approvals for catching, handling, veterinary examination and treatment,
and monitoring of koalas as follows: scientific research permits issued
by Queensland Department of Environment and Heritage Protection
WISP-11525212, WISP-16125415, WISP-13661313, WITK-14173714,
WISP-17273716; animal ethics approvals from Queensland Department of
Agriculture and Fisheries CA-2012/03/597, CA-2013/09/719,
CA-2014/06/777, CA-2015/03/852 and CA-2016/03/950.