They are a poster child for imminent extinction, at risk from deforestation, climate change and bushfires. Yet, where I live in South Australia, they are so abundant they are in danger of eating ...

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 ...

SYDNEY (AP) — Staffers at an Australian hospital’s emergency department received a rather unusual late night visitor — a koala. The marsupial casually strolled through the automatic doors of Hamilton ...

Ten-month-old Emerson fixed his big brown eyes on me and yawned. Still groggy from a nap, the koala rubbed his face, then stuck out an expectant paw. The nurse escorting me through his enclosure ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — The Louisville Zoo announced it is getting a cute and cuddly duo from the San Diego Zoo. Two male koalas named Dharuk ("da’ rook"), 2, and Telowie (“tell ou-ee”), 4, will be ...

There are parts of Australia where koalas are talked about like urban legends. Subscribe to our newsletter for the latest sci-tech news updates. Older folk, who have lived in these areas for ...

An international research consortium with the participation of the Leibniz Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research (Leibniz-IZW) is building the world's largest koala pedigree genomic database. This ...

In a historic move, the New South Wales government has announced a Great Koala National Park will be established on the state’s Mid North Coast, in a bid to protect vital koala habitat and stop the ...