The amazing ability of dogs to detect and track down specific scents could have profound effects on Australia's koala population. Perhaps surprisingly, koalas are particularly prone to chlamydia.

Koalas were officially declared endangered Friday in eastern Australia. This comes as the marsupials continue to fall prey to chlamydia and lose their habitats to land clearing and climate change.

Australia approved and funded a vaccine to protect koalas against chlamydia as part of its repopulation efforts for the endangered species. Koalas used to populate Australia in the millions, but many ...

The Taronga Zoo Conservation Society plans to release platypus, koalas, spotted quols, and the Endangered regent honeyeater ...

Koalas spend most of their time in trees — but are in deadly danger when they descend to the ground, new research shows. The marsupials are an endangered species in Australia and their populations are ...

A heartwarming discovery of an endangered koala and her young joey nestled in the treetops has excited ecologists and conservationists in New South Wales, Australia. The pair was spotted on the ...

Seething timber industry leaders want the NSW Government to immediately lift a logging ban on the state’s north coast after ...

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The Associated Press on invasive species and flooding It's not as immediately noticeable as, say, fallen trees or washed away roads, but the spread of invasive species after floods may be just as ...