There are so many koalas in some places that food is the issue – while elsewhere populations are threatened by habitat loss. And there are no easy fixes ...

Australian scientists have begun vaccinating wild koalas against chlamydia in an ambitious field trial in New South Wales. The aim is to test a method for protecting the beloved marsupials against a ...

Koalas look like they belong in a children's book, but spend enough time around one, and you'll realize—they're not exactly ...

Australian scientists have begun vaccinating wild koalas against chlamydia in an ambitious field trial in New South Wales. The aim is to test a method for protecting the beloved marsupials against a ...

While Save the Koala Day officially took place on September 26, it’s never too late to celebrate one of Australia’s most iconic (and misunderstood) animals. Often referred to as “koala bears,” koalas ...

Koalas might appear to be all cuddly and sleepy, but these star Australian marsupials are full of interesting surprises. Slightly resembling teddy bears, these marsupials are tree-climbing mammals ...

Koalas are at the Indianapolis Zoo for the first time since 1994. Meet Bamba and Muuri, visitors for the summer from the San Diego Zoo, in the Forests Biome May 24-Sept. 1. The zoo features a number ...

The koala was clinging to an old tree stag while stranded in the Murray River, on the border between New South Wales and Victoria. A team of students from La Trobe University noticed its predicament ...

Sequencing of the koala genome has revealed some interesting qualities about these marsupials on their sense of taste. They have more bitter taste receptor genes than any other Australian marsupial, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Many travellers to Australia may be surprised to learn that cuddling koalas is now prohibited in most states. Lukas Coch/AAP/dpa ...