koalas

Australia’s koalas have become an increasingly familiar symbol of a wider conservation problem. Habitat loss, disease, road accidents…

Researchers have generally accepted the narrative of humans contributing to the decline of koalas in Australia. And while…

Motorists’ instincts when they spot roadkill are usually to swerve to avoid running over the animal, to stop…

Koala habitat has been bulldozed in an apparent breach of environment laws that took effect in December, with…

This past December, a woman was out shopping in Western Sydney, Australia, when she noticed a fluffy gray…

Coins, a banana peel, and then an apple core were found lying on the ground of an endangered…

Recently, a pair of homeowners in Australia rushed to their patio when they heard their dogs barking at…

About 5:30am on Friday, October 3, a fine spring morning, a service station attendant on his way to…

Flinders researchers are recommending proactive conservation management of Kangaroo Island’s koalas, including ‘genetic rescue’ – or the careful…

Share Tweet Share Share Email Kangaroo Island’s koalas have long been seen as a symbol of resilience, but…

MELBOURNE, Australia — A regulator has approved a world-first vaccine to protect koalas from chlamydia infections, which are…

MELBOURNE, Australia — A regulator has approved a world-first vaccine to protect koalas from chlamydia infections, which are…

Australia’s koalas face disease, habitat loss and shrinking populations, but scientists are freezing eggs and sperm to create a genetic backup for the species |