Killing of 700 Otway koalas the right thing to do, scientists say

By Bridie Smith
Updated April 3 2015 - 10:08am, first published March 4 2015 - 5:05pm
Researcher Desley Whisson with three koalas that died of starvation in the Otways Photo:  Desley Whisson
Researcher Desley Whisson with three koalas that died of starvation in the Otways Photo: Desley Whisson
Koala pics attached. Taken in Otways and showing manna gums stripped of their leaves.
Please credit: Desley Whisson. Photo: Leigh Henningham
Koala pics attached. Taken in Otways and showing manna gums stripped of their leaves. Please credit: Desley Whisson. Photo: Leigh Henningham

Conservation scientists have urged the state government not to be swayed by the media attention surrounding the killing of almost 700 koalas in Cape Otway.