Researchers have confirmed that fossilized koalas from Western Australia belong to a distinct species, Phascolarctos sulcomaxilliaris, not the modern koala. The find, based on rare complete skulls and ...

SYDNEY, Australia – Koalas are on track to become extinct in New South Wales before 2050, according to a report from the Australian state’s parliament. A committee released the report Tuesday after a ...

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.

The new study found that they lost their arboreal habitat due to a drying climate, a dire warning for the modern-day marsupials that face a similar threat ...

After a decade helping rescue koalas from bushfires and other disasters, 11-year-old detection dog Bear retired in March ...