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.