New research into koala milk could prove crucial to future conservation of the iconic, yet endangered Australian species. The study, led by Edith Cowan University (ECU) Ph.D. candidate Manujaya W.

For Save the Koala Day, learn how conservation geneticist Rebecca Johnson’s work helps protect these iconic marsupials Jack Tamisiea Smithsonian chief scientist Rebecca Johnson snaps a selfie with one ...

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Koalas face some serious threats, and listing them as “vulnerable” is an important step to saving them. AAP This week, the Australian Government listed several koala populations as “vulnerable”, ...

Koalas (Phascolarctos cinereus) face a suite of interlinked threats that demand integrated conservation and habitat management responses. Habitat loss and fragmentation from urban expansion and ...

Known for their fluffy ears, round faces and big black noses, koalas spend most of their time snoozing in the canopies of eucalypt forests. Their penchant for perching high up and moving very little ...

In the leadup to his election as Premier of New South Wales, Chris Minns promised the establishment of a Great Koala National Park in the Australian state as part of the Labor government’s agenda to ...

Hundreds of koalas may have perished in an out-of-control wildfire that's ripped through a prime habitat on Australia's east coast. The blaze broke out Friday in a forest in New South Wales state, ...

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