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A major DNA study has rewritten the koala's evolutionary story, revealing that the species suffered a dramatic population collapse about 100,000 years ago, long before humans arrived in Australia. By ...

Koalas, often perceived as the endearing poster children of Australian wildlife, are as unique in their dietary habits as in their appearance. Most people associate these adorable marsupials with ...

Australia’s iconic koalas face an unprecedented threat to their survival. Once abundant throughout eastern Australia, these marsupials have experienced a dramatic population decline, with some regions ...

Minns government waited on federal approval of carbon credit scheme before proceeding with long-awaited great koala national park Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our ...

One of the gravest threats to koalas, alongside habitat loss, dog attacks, and getting hit by cars, is chlamydia. In many populations of the beloved marsupial, around 50 percent are infected; in the ...

An analysis of 11,862 koala rescue admissions to NSW animal hospitals found the marsupials were more likely to die when the seven-day average maximum temperature was greater than 27 degrees Celsius.

Scientists studying Western Australian koala fossils have found the modern koala was not the only koala species in the recent past, and that WA’s regionally extinct species was its own distinctive ...

A new AI-powered camera system is being experimented in the Australian state of Queensland to identify koalas crossing the road in the dark. The cameras could be incorporated into smart road signs to ...

Cute but cantankerous, koalas are making a surprising recovery from a genetic bottleneck, with their once most threatened populations now displaying surprising diversity. “It still looks like they’re ...

A tiny koala joey has captured hearts across Australia after being found alone near a busy road, clinging to life and later... to a teddy bear. The joey was spotted on the kerb beside busy Boundary Rd ...