Koalas are in trouble. The Australian government said Friday that koalas are now an endangered species in two states, due in large part to devastating bushfires, drought, and heat waves that have hit ...

While Save the Koala Day officially took place on September 26, it’s never too late to celebrate one of Australia’s most iconic (and misunderstood) animals. Often referred to as “koala bears,” koalas ...

The Associated Press on invasive species and flooding It's not as immediately noticeable as, say, fallen trees or washed away roads, but the spread of invasive species after floods may be just as ...

Government officials have declared koalas endangered across much of eastern Australia, citing the impacts of drought, bush fires and habitat loss on the country's dwindling marsupial population. But ...

Today the Australian Koala Foundation announced they believe “there are no more than 80,000 koalas in Australia,” making the species “functionally extinct.” While this number is dramatically lower ...

One of Australia's icons is now being considered "functionally extinct," according to experts with the Australia Koala Foundation. The foundation announced that they believe there are no more than ...

Koalas are being shot dead by snipers from helicopters as Australian authorities look to cull the iconic mammals after a wildfire devastated their habitat. Animal activists have expressed their fury ...

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — A regulator has approved a world-first vaccine to protect koalas from chlamydia infections, which are causing infertility and death in the iconic native species that is ...

While wildfires in Australia have destroyed homes and claimed lives, they are also taking a toll on the country's ecosystem, possibly wiping out entire species of plants and animals. The University of ...

Tourists flock to Australia to see its koalas, but those taking the ferry to Victoria’s French Island are shocked to see ...

University of Queensland researchers have completed the first comprehensive studies of recent fire history and koala ...