Table 3.
Percentage of koalas (N of koalas) by trauma type with and without co-morbidities (N = 189 koalas with trauma) for koalas submitted to South-East Queensland hospitals and receiving necropsies at The University of Queensland from 2013 through to 2016.
| Type of trauma | Percentage koalas (N koalas) |
|---|---|
| Vehicle collisions | |
| Healthy | 56.9% (62) |
| All other diagnosis/trauma | 39.5% (43) |
| Wasting unknown cause/trauma | 3.7% (4) |
| Total | 100% (109) |
| Animal attacks | |
| Healthy | 42.5% (17) |
| All other diagnosis/trauma | 47.5% (19) |
| Wasting unknown cause/trauma | 10.0% (4) |
| Total | 100% (40) |
| Tree falls | |
| Healthy | 23.1% (3) |
| All other diagnosis/trauma | 46.1% (6) |
| Wasting unknown cause/trauma | 30.8% (4) |
| Total | 100% (13) |
| Other causes* | |
| Healthy | 44.4% (12) |
| All other diagnosis/trauma | 48.2% (13) |
| Wasting unknown cause/trauma | 7.4% (2) |
| Total | 100% (27) |
*Trauma by other causes includes categories such as intraspecific trauma, heat stress, and undetermined cause.