Koalas are now an endangered species in New South Wales, with the Koala Foundation estimating their numbers have declined by 41 per cent in the three years until 2021.
But what if there were pockets of bushland where they exist in significantly larger numbers than expected?
Two citizen scientists have photographed and named nearly 80 previously undocumented koalas on the southern outskirts of Sydney at Heathcote National Park, across the road from the more famous Royal National Park.
The discovery has raised the possibility there could be more koala colonies out there.
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