Australia has just taken a historic step to protect one of its most beloved animals. For the first time in the world, regulators have approved a vaccine to shield koalas from chlamydia, a bacterial ...

A female koala licks water off the smooth trunk of an eucalyptus tree after a rainfall in the You Yangs Regional Park, Little River, Victoria, Australia. Reuters WASHINGTON – Scientists have solved a ...

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The Guardian reported that New South Wales Premier Chris Minns is expanding the protected areas in the northeast of the state ...

A gardener growing eucalyptus seedlings for koala habitats has found his plants being eaten by a single greedy one. Nicknamed "Claude" for his sharp claws, this thieving koala is thought to have eaten ...

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 iconic Australian animals, loved for their teddy-bear-like appearance. But beneath their soft and seemingly cuddly exterior, they have unique behaviors, a specialized diet, and many ...

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 ...

There are two subspecies of koalas: adustus, the northern or Queensland koala, and victor, the southern koala. Koalas are known for their teddy bear-like appearance. They are often referred to as ...

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