They may look innocent, but about 50 percent of the koalas in Australia have chlamydia. The koala population is also threatened by a koala retrovirus called KoRV, which is similar to HIV. These ...

LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — A 14-year-old koala living at the Los Angeles Zoo has been mauled to death by a predator, officials said Thursday. According to the zoo, the female koala named Killarney was ...

Australia halted logging in a large stretch of woodland on the country's eastern coast Sunday to create a retreat for koalas ...

LOS ANGELES --A 14-year-old koala living at the Los Angeles Zoo has been mauled to death by a predator, CBS Los Angeles reports. According to the zoo, a koala named Killarney was found dead outside of ...

SYDNEY, Austraila - Elsa the koala celebrated her first Easter in a video released by the Australian Reptile Park on April 11. Elsa, a one-year-old koala living at the park, sat in a basket and ...

A wildlife park has welcomed the very first koala born at the park this season. An Australian wildlife park has welcomed the very first koala born at the park since the devastating Australian ...

Jess Thomson is a Newsweek Science Reporter based in London UK. Her focus is reporting on science, technology and healthcare. She has covered weird animal behavior, space news and the impacts of ...

The brush fires have affected hundreds of millions of animals. People looking for a way to help as devastating fires continue to destroy land and animals in Australia have come up with a creative ...

CANBERRA, June 2 (Xinhua) -- Australian researchers have discovered a previously unknown koala population in a major boost to conservation efforts. In a study published on Thursday, Australian ...

We’re about to cry just looking at this little guy, who’s confused because his home forest was clear-cut. Maybe the most heartbreaking part is that koalas are protected in Australia, which means he ...

Think only the human kind enjoy taking selfies? Think again! This koala at the Wild Life Sydney Zoo is a major selfie addict (and a pretty cute one at that). This koala is either pretending to take a ...

LOS ANGELES --A koala living at the Los Angeles Zoo has been mauled to death by a predator, CBS Los Angeles reports. The endangered animal was found dead outside of its pen Thursday morning, according ...