KANGAROO ISLAND, Australia — Sam Mitchell balanced himself on a eucalyptus branch 30 feet above the ground as his meaty left fist clutched a koala, which wailed like a pig with breathing problems.

Humane Society International Crisis Response Specialist, Kelly Donithan picks up an injured Koala who was sitting beside another dead koala on Kangaroo Island on January 15, 2020. PETER PARKS/AFP ...

Australia's 2019-20 bushfire season has been devastating for wildlife. John Moore/Getty In a search for answers to the extinction crisis, researchers are turning to one lesser-known species, small ...

Kangaroo Island is Australia in miniature. It is a wildlife haven, with its own varieties of kangaroos, echidnas (a spiny anteater) and cockatoos, as well as a koala population seen as insurance ...

Kangaroo Island is a popular tourist attraction with protected nature reserves off the coast of South Australia, and was estimated to have a population of about 50,000 koalas before the fires.

Environment Nation & World World On Australia’s scorched Kangaroo Island, a fight to stay alive Jan. 22, 2020 at 9:30 pm Updated Jan. 23, 2020 at 11:12 am ...

The kangaroo continued coming at the man until a zookeeper intervened. The man was visiting Cohunu Koala Park in Byford when he encountered the “ feisty kangaroo,” 9 News, an Australian news ...

The Koala Barn at South Carolina’s Riverbanks Zoo is one of 10 such breeding programs in North America. In the future, the Barn can help conserve koalas by taking the animals to other zoos after ...

Australia is known for its unique wildlife, so it's common for travelers to squeeze a wildlife adventure into their vacation. If you want to see the marsupials of Australia, Kangaroo Island is a ...

KANGAROO ISLAND, Australia — Kangaroo Island is Australia in miniature. It is a wildlife haven, with its own varieties of kangaroos, echidnas (a spiny anteater) and cockatoos, as well as a koala ...

The kangaroo continued coming at the man until a zookeeper intervened. The man was visiting Cohunu Koala Park in Byford when he encountered the “ feisty kangaroo,” 9 News, an Australian news ...