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 ...

The animal was born to Ash, who herself was the first koala born after the devastating Black Summer bushfires of 2019 and 2020 Kate Hogan was Director of Digital Specials and Features at PEOPLE. She ...

(CNN) — Following the devastating bushfires in Australia, there is now a significant and immediate threat of extinction to the koala population, according to a new report. A minimum of 5,000 koalas ...

Koalas might appear to be all cuddly and sleepy, but these star Australian marsupials are full of interesting surprises. Slightly resembling teddy bears, these marsupials are tree-climbing mammals ...

COLUMBIA, South Carolina (WIS/NBC News) — With at least an eighth of the koala population already killed in the Australian wildfires, re-population for that already vulnerable species will take the ...

Koalas have joined the menagerie of creatures with fully deciphered genetic instruction books, or genomes. A large team of researchers published the detailed look at the koala genome online July 2 in ...

The Australian government has declared the koala to be an endangered species, following years of population decimation created by man-made and natural disasters. What Happened: The BBC reported the ...

An injured koala receives treatment after its rescue from a bushfire at the Port Macquarie Koala Hospital on November 19, 2019 in Port Macquarie, Australia. Editor’s Note: Since publication, the ...

CANBERRA, Australia — Koalas were officially declared endangered Friday in eastern Australia as they fall prey to disease, lost habitat and other threats. Federal Environment Minister Sussan Ley ...

Powerful technology that efficiently detects and accurately predicts eucalyptus tree species favored by koalas could help ...

Some serious cuteness is on the way! This week, the Australian Reptile Park in Somersby, Australia, announced the birth of its 100th koala joey. "This is a significant achievement for the park and for ...

Following the devastating bushfires in Australia, there is now a significant and immediate threat of extinction to the koala population, according to a new report. A minimum of 5,000 koalas are ...