A young koala looks through eucalyptus leaves in a zoo in Duisburg, Germany, in 2018. Koalas have been declared officially endangered in eastern Australia as they fall prey to disease, lost ...

A century ago, the Tasmanian tiger still padded quietly through Australia's forests. The desert rat-kangaroo hopped across the clay pans of the outback, sheltering from the sun in dug-out nests.

Photos have emerged of an injured koala sitting, head bowed, next to a dead koala—apparently in mourning. The images were taken on Kangaroo Island in South Australia, a short ferry ride from ...

Heartbreaking footage has emerged of a koala scrambling up a tree as it's cut down by loggers. Huge swathes of unwanted blue gums are being cleared on South Australia's Kangaroo Island leaving ...

Last month, an injured koala tragically died despite being rescued from the fires by a brave woman. The koala, known as Lewis, was saved by Toni Doherty in a dramatic rescue caught on video.

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 ...

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.

According to a press release from the Australian Reptile Park, the two first established contact when Ash the koala climbed down from her perch to introduce herself to Frankie the kangaroo---and ...

While Australia does have an impressive array of particularly charismatic examples — Tasmanian devils, kangaroos, koalas, wombats, wallabies and bandicoots, to name a few — these comprise ...

So far, the hospital has raised more than $5.4 million. World Wildlife Fund Australia is accepting donations to help wildlife, including the devastated koala population.

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 ...