University of Queensland researchers have completed the first comprehensive studies of recent fire history and koala ...

SYDNEY -- "You alright, little fella?" Kristen Lucas asked as she bottle feeds a thirsty koala, his signature grey and white coat blackened and burnt, video from Storyful shows. Kristen and her ...

They're a national treasure, but the fate of Australia's koala population is hanging in the balance as deadly fires continue to rage across the country. The chairman of the Australia Koala Foundation ...

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — 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 ...

As Australian wildfires endanger the lives of thousands of koalas, one dog is stepping up to save her fellow furry friends. Taylor, a four-year-old English Springer Spaniel, is trained to sniff out ...

PERTH, Australia -- Thousands of koalas are feared to have died in a wildfire-ravaged area north of Sydney, further diminishing Australia's iconic marsupial, and the fire danger increased in the ...

Hundreds of wildfires are burning across Australia forcing thousands to evacuate -- and the U.S. Embassy to issue a warning to tourists on the south coast of New South Wales to get out. "It's really ...

In the midst of a brushfire in Australia, two koalas managed to safely escape with a little help from firefighters. One koala was rescued by a firefighter in the Liverpool area, just west of Sydney, ...

Australia's wildfires have burned millions of acres, scorching an area twice the size of Maryland, and killing at least 25 people nationwide. Thousands of firefighters are battling the more than ...

SYDNEY, Australia (AP) -- The bush fires raging in Australia have likely killed or injured thousands of koalas, further stressing the national icon's fragile population, wildlife experts said Friday.