After a decade helping rescue koalas from bushfires and other disasters, 11-year-old detection dog Bear retired in March ...

It’s alarming but true: The koala, one of the world’s most recognizable animals, is now an endangered species. Officials say the marsupials, which are native only to Australia, have had a change in ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. STORY: Lucy the koala was rescued from a rural property two years ago suffering from chlamydia, a disease common among koalas. Now ...

Koalas were officially declared endangered Friday in eastern Australia. This comes as the marsupials continue to fall prey to chlamydia and lose their habitats to land clearing and climate change.

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 ...

Australia's government announced koalas would be considered officially endangered in the eastern part of the country, as their numbers continue to fall in the wild. The marsupial's conservation status ...

The koala population could be listed as “endangered” in parts of Australia as the devastating bushfires destroyed wide stretches of the animal’s habitat. The Australian government has pledged $50 ...

University of Wollongong (UOW) researchers are part of a study that used modern thermal drone technology to uncover thriving yet previously under-reported populations of endangered koalas ...

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

Koala comeback. Conservationists from the Koala Clancy Foundation (KCF), in partnership with International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW), planted more than 3600 koala food trees ...