Koala road kills are linked to landscape attributes on Central Queensland’s Peak Downs Highway

Koala (Phascolarctos cinereus) road kills occur frequently along the Peak Downs highway through Clarke-Connors ranges. Highway upgrades allowed mitigation of koala-vehicle collision frequency while maintaining koala population connectivity. This project aimed to understand kill distribution inform protective infrastructure investment. were associated with: (1) streams and alluvia where dominant vegetation included Eucalyptus tereticornis E. platyphylla; (2) ridges supporting drepanophylla open forest/woodland abutting or alluvia; (3) mid-lower slopes, dominated by that dissected minor fringed ± platyphylla. Road did not in on ridge upper crests hills, although koalas this landscape. Explaining why are linked landscape features requires investigation. It is likely that: elements with drainage lines, support a relatively high abundance, hence risk correspondingly higher; engineered architecture verge characteristics these conducive crossing road.