Thanks to the growing support from Toowoomba volunteers, a record number of koala sightings were recorded this November, and ...

Every year, government workers around Australia start fires in the bush. The idea behind these prescribed burning programs is ...

After devastating fires in 1939, authorities began burning forests to reduce fuel load. But we now know this creates ...

Koalas have been listed by the Australian government as endangered since 2022, with chlamydia causing a risk to wild ...

Recent print and radio media, together with comments from several (sadly ill-informed) politicians, have raised the (false) ...

Starvation now threatens one of Australia’s few disease-free koala populations due to a lack of habitat, as wildlife rescue ...

The report has been shelved for five months, and researchers are unable to disclose its findings. Find out more.

A late-night discovery in thick bushland has sparked fears that a little-known animal could come into conflict with industry. Surveyors have documented land freshly cleared for roadworks near a small ...

Kangaroo Island off South Australia is home to one of the largest populations of disease-free koalas. At first glance, this looks like a great conservation victory. Tourists and locals alike view the ...

Australia just made history — and it could mean a brighter future for one of its most beloved species. The government has officially approved the world's first vaccine to protect koalas from chlamydia ...

Kangaroo Island koalas have many more, and longer, stretches of identical DNA inherited from both parents. Scientists call these stretches runs of homozygosity, and they are a hallmark of inbreeding.

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 ...