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Nature

Koala Conservation and Habitat Management

Koalas (Phascolarctos cinereus) face a suite of interlinked threats that demand integrated conservation and habitat management responses. Habitat loss and fragmentation from urban expansion and ...
People

Australian Family Finds Koala in Christmas Tree — and Rescue Hotline Thought It Was a 'Prank Call'

The rescue team said the koala was "desperate to get in the Christmas spirit" and "wanted to be the fairy on the Christmas tree" Benjamin VanHoose is the Senior News Editor on the TV team at ...
Townsville Bulletin

‘Very large joey’: Koala mum and big bub saved by observant firies

A heat stressed koala mother weighed down with an uncooperative baby is the latest rescue success story for the Magnetic ...
Phys.org

What does a koala's nose know? A bit about food, and a lot about making friends

The koala's nose is distinctive—it's a big black leathery rectangle in the middle of a round, gray face that's surprisingly soft to the touch. And every koala nose is unique. A study of 108 wild ...

Aussie adventurer's bizarre koala encounter on remote island after dark

Finding the animal casually lying on its back was just the start of the adventure.

Koala population on fringes of Newcastle could be chlamydia-free

Chlamydia poses a deadly threat to koalas, but researchers believe they have found a disease-free population near Newcastle.
Phys.org

Paw-fect candidate: Australia finds new koala rescue dog

The hunt is over: After trawling through dozens of applications, an Australian animal welfare group has found a successor to a hero hound credited with saving more than 100 koalas from fires. Bear ...