Scientists have discovered a potential path out of devastating genetic bottlenecks that could help these Australian animals, ...

A new study published in Science is challenging long-held assumptions about how we measure genetic risk in endangered species ...

Some koalas may recover their genes after major population crashes. Growing koala populations may rebuild genetic strength over time.

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.

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 ...

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.

One was a koala. The other was a husky. Both were arguably out of place on a warm August night in subtropical Brisbane, the capital of Queensland in Australia’s northeast. Home security video captured ...

Urbanisation has decimated south east Queensland's koala population, but new analysis suggests the decline has slowed in some ...

Australia's wildlife is still recovering from the Black Summer fires that devastated the country from 2019 to 2020.