Without interrupting their busy sleep schedule, Australia’s cute, if cantankerous, koalas have turned a truism of genetics on its head. In short, the proliferation of certain koala populations shows ...

As koalas in southern Australia have grown from a few hundred to almost half a million, the marsupials show signs of regaining lost genetic variation.

Raymond Island is slightly off the beaten path, and has no hotels, shops, or restaurants—but this biodiverse wonderland has become a wildlife lovers’ dream.

In some parts of Australia, koalas were hunted nearly to extinction by the early twentieth century. Credit: VCG via Getty. Once-threatened koala populations in parts of Australia ...

Koalas, renowned for being tree-dwelling, leaf-munching marsupials, can be found primarily in eucalyptus forests in the ...

It's long been assumed that koalas in southern Australia are genetically unhealthy. A new study finds they're actually recovering, changing how scientists look at genetic risks.

A booming population of koalas in parts of south Australia has sparked a “dilemma” among conservationists about their long-term ecological harm to the region. Koalas are officially endangered in ...

Deborah Tabart OAM has dedicated nearly 40 years to koala conservation as Chair of the Australian Koala Foundation (AKF), which celebrates ...

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Nestled in old eucalyptus forests in Australia's New South Wales region, an estimated 15% of the state's dwindling koala population is set to win some protection from as early as ...

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 ...

In March, Australia caught and vaccinated its first wild koala against chlamydia in a new trial aimed at protecting the marsupials from infertility, blindness, and death. About 80% of the Koala ...