A remarkable discovery has been made in the Australian region of Newcastle, published in the journal of Biological Conservation. Through a survey led by the University of Newcastle, thermal ...

Koalas are a nationally endangered and iconic species in Australia, yet their populations are rapidly declining due to ...

Although koalas are a relatively widespread species, they are also extremely widely dispersed and rarely found in high densities. This might put isolated populations at risk of extinction.

Snoring is a funny thing. Since it happens while you are asleep, you only know you’re doing it if someone tells you. Even ...

But koalas aren’t moving closer to people—people are moving into koala habitats. The “secret” population, as it’s described ...

Only one species exists, although, as the Australian Koala Foundation points out, there is no scientific consensus on whether or not there may be two, or even three, subspecies of koala out there.

“Koalas, like many other species, prefer fertile moist habitats that are good for agriculture and cities,” he says. “And there are many other wonderful species in those locations that most people know ...

Australia’s French Island is home to one of the country’s largest and healthiest koala populations, but it’s not impervious to the species’ struggles Elizabeth Warkentin - Freelance writer ...

"Koalas are an iconic Australian species," Samuel Phillips, a molecular biologist at the University of the Sunshine Coast who helped to develop the vaccine, told As It Happens host Nil Köksal.

New research reveals that koalas only spend around 10 minutes per day on the ground, but this ground-time is associated with ...