A recent study revealed that while koalas spend only about 1% of their lives on the ground, they're more likely to die during that time. According to the Society for Experimental Biology, which posted ...

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SYDNEY, Australia – Koalas are on track to become extinct in New South Wales before 2050, according to a report from the Australian state’s parliament. A committee released the report Tuesday after a ...

A large-scale genomic study of koalas across eastern Australia has found that populations that went through severe ...

MELBOURNE, Australia -- 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 listed ...

Koala habitat has been bulldozed in an apparent breach of new environment laws that took effect in December, with fears farmers are unaware of their new obligations.

Australian koala populations have been decimated by bushfires in recent years - and researchers are forecasting that bushfires will threaten them and their habitat even more in coming decades. A team ...

Koalas spend just 1% of their life on the ground - but it’s killing them, warns a new study. The cuddly Aussie marsupials only spend around 10 minutes per day at ground level, but researchers found ...

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 ...

A vaccine used to treat chlamydia in Australia’s koala population has been approved for rollout, in a world-first project.Researchers from the University of the Sunshine Coast spent more than 10 years ...