koala

Plea for New Zealand to house fire-threatened koalas

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AFP) -- Thousands of people have signed a petition for koalas to be introduced to New Zealand…

Australia’s ‘insurance’ koala population halved by bushfires

by Glenda KWEK Agence France-Presse SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- At least half of Australia's only disease-free koala population, a key…

Online fundraiser for bushfire-hit koalas tops Aus$1-million

SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- An online fundraiser for koalas injured in devastating bushfires topped Aus$1 million ($680,000) on Thursday, making…

Poo to the rescue: how fecal transplants can save starving koalas

Washington, United States (AFP) -- Scientists in Australia have discovered how to save starving koalas whose fussy eating habits make…

Saving the koala, with science

by Mariëtte Le Roux © Agence France-Presse PARIS, France (AFP) - Australia's iconic koala, its very existence imperilled by disease,…

Outrage after koala found screwed to a pole in Australia

SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- A dead koala has been found screwed to a pole in Australia in a "sickening" act…

Climate change drives thirsty koalas to special water stations

SYDNEY, Australia (Reuters) -- Thirty kilometers (18.6 miles) south of the outback New South Wales town center of Gunnedah, semi-retired…

Sydney zoo welcomes baby koala

SYDNEY, Australia (Reuters) --Zookeepers at Sydney's iconic Taronga Zoo welcomed the arrival of a seven-month-old male koala joey on Friday…

Aussie police find baby koala in woman’s bag

SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- Australian police uncovered a baby koala hidden in the bag of a woman they stopped in…

Orphaned baby Koala finds fluffy toy friend

  SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- An orphaned baby koala in Australia has found solace cuddling a fluffy toy marsupial in…

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