The Australian government recently declared the koala endangered and announced plans to adopt a long-awaited national recovery plan for the species The koala is now on Australia's list of endangered ...

Australia's vet regulator approves a koala chlamydia vaccine for nationwide rollout, offering new hope in the fight against the potentially fatal sexually transmitted disease.

Hundreds of koalas may have perished in an out-of-control wildfire that's ripped through a prime habitat on Australia's east coast. The blaze broke out Friday in a forest in New South Wales state, ...

"What a truly wonderful experience," wrote Anna Heusler on Instagram, reflecting on her encounter with a thirsty koala who gladly drank from her water bottle One cyclist stopped to aid a displaced ...

Australia has lost about one-third of its koalas in three years as drought, land clearing and bushfires have threatened the marsupials, the Australian Koala Foundation announced Tuesday. Since 2018, ...

Australians fear that the fate of the koala may end in functional extinction The estimated deaths of more than 25,000 koalas have left Australians fearful that the fate of the country's native animals ...

Sam the koala, who gained worldwide fame and sympathy when she was rescued during Australia's devastating wildfires this year, was euthanized Thursday during an operation meant to save her from a life ...

The Australian government has angered koala conservationists by again delaying a decision on whether to add the national icon to the country’s endangered species list. Last year, a Senate inquiry into ...

A wildlife park has welcomed the very first koala born at the park this season. An Australian wildlife park has welcomed the very first koala born at the park since the devastating Australian ...

Christmas came early for one family in Australia — thanks to a special furry ornament found in their tree: a live koala. The McCormick family found the creature tangled in lights and plastic branches ...

Facilities such as Port Macquarie Koala Hospital are receiving an influx of patients, but not all of them are burn victims. Credit: VCG via Getty Images Australia is currently ablaze, with enormous, ...