BRISBANE, Australia ― The first thing you want to do when you get to Australia is pet a koala. The good news is that flying ...

The Australian government recently declared the koala endangered and announced plans to adopt a long-awaited national recovery plan for the species The koala is now on Australia's list of endangered ...

Animal lovers can spend Sept. 25th hanging out with the cuddly koalas of Australia's Symbio Wildlife Park Kelli Bender is the Pets Editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2013. Her work ...

Hundreds of koalas may have perished in an out-of-control wildfire that's ripped through a prime habitat on Australia's east coast. The blaze broke out Friday in a forest in New South Wales state, ...

Australia has lost about one-third of its koalas in three years as drought, land clearing and bushfires have threatened the marsupials, the Australian Koala Foundation announced Tuesday. Since 2018, ...

As wildfires continue to rage across parts of Australia, people are stepping up to help the smallest of victims from the flames. The New South Wales Rural Fire Service said Wednesday there are 49 ...

COROMANDEL VALLEY, Australia -- Picture a Christmas tree and you'll probably think of baubles, tinsel and fairy lights, but one Australian woman came home to find an unusual adornment: A koala.

A wildlife park has welcomed the very first koala born at the park this season. An Australian wildlife park has welcomed the very first koala born at the park since the devastating Australian ...

Australians fear that the fate of the koala may end in functional extinction The estimated deaths of more than 25,000 koalas have left Australians fearful that the fate of the country's native animals ...

Australia will spend an additional $35 million in the next four years to protect koala habitat after the catastrophic 2020 bushfires, the government said on Saturday. The additional funds will further ...

CANBERRA, Australia — Koalas were officially declared endangered Friday in eastern Australia as they fall prey to disease, lost habitat and other threats. Federal Environment Minister Sussan Ley ...