Holding a koala in your arms, feeling its paws on your shoulder and gazing into its cute beady eyes - for many tourists this is a long-cherished dream. But many travellers to Australia may be ...

Koalas are iconic symbols of Australia, frequently depicted peacefully dozing or munching happily on eucalyptus leaves. While they spend much of their time climbing, they also venture onto the ground.

A world-first vaccine which can save Australia's endangered koala population from a rampant chlamydia epidemic has now been approved by a federal regulator. University of the Sunshine Coast (UniSC) ...

Great news for koalas in Australia: a new chlamydia vaccine has officially been approved by Australia’s Veterinary Medicine Regulator (yay!). Developed over more than a decade at the University of the ...

CHICAGO (CBS) — For the first time in Brookfield Zoo Chicago's 90-year history, guests can see koalas. Starting Memorial Day weekend, people can see the 2-year-old koalas in the Hamill Family Play Zoo ...

Koalas are usually regarded as solitary animals, but new footage is revealing a more gregarious side. Darcy Watchorn at Deakin University, Melbourne, Australia, filmed male koalas grooming each other, ...

In a historic move, the New South Wales government has announced a Great Koala National Park will be established on the state’s Mid North Coast, in a bid to protect vital koala habitat and stop the ...