Researchers will develop evidence-based guidelines to facilitate triage and treatment of bushfire-affected marsupials to better prepare for future Australian bushfire seasons.

Researchers will review clinical data on koalas affected by recent bushfires to help identify predisposing risk factors and prognostic indicators to improve their overall care in future fire seasons.

Researchers will investigate how antibiotics were used to treat bushfire-affected wildlife to help inform antibiotic-resistance risks and improve treatment outcomes.

Researchers will determine factors correlated with successful rehabilitation of marsupials impacted by bushfires and develop best practice guidelines for future catastrophic fire events.

Researchers will investigate how the immune system impacts the development of the pituitary pars intermedia dysfunction and determine if antioxidant treatments might slow or prevent this hormonal disorder in horses and ponies.