Scientists to Test Koala Contraceptive

A koala sits in a tree on Kangaroo Island, Dec. 7, 2001. Scientists hope to test a contraceptive dart next year as a new weapon to curb a koala population explosion that has destroyed thousands of trees on Australia's Kangaroo island, a researcher said Sunday Oct. 1, 2006. (AP Photo/Barnini Chakraborty)

(AP) -- Scientists hope to test a contraceptive dart next year as a new weapon to curb a koala population explosion that has destroyed thousands of trees on an Australian island, a researcher said Sunday.

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