koalas
NewsYahoo News Australia'How the hell?' Disturbing truth behind photos of koalas in suburbia
Rescuers say habitat loss is a key reason koalas are venturing into backyards and workplaces.
NewsYahoo News AustraliaStaggering bushfire report reveals government's 'horrifying' effort to save wildlife
As Victoria's bushland went up in flames last summer, well-resourced wildlife carers stood ready for government officers to bring them inured animals - but they never came.
NewsYahoo News AustraliaThe surprising list of animals hiding in our cities which face extinction
A new report has found that many animal species that call Australia's major cities home are under threat.
NewsYahoo News AustraliaDesperate plan to save Australia’s ever-growing list of threatened species
A new push to address Australia's "extinction crisis" may fall short of the monumental task, critics say.
NewsYahoo News AustraliaKoalas face extinction by 2050 if 'urgent action' isn't taken
Kai Wild saved over 100 koalas after the bushfires, and he is not surprised by a new report's findings.
NewsYahoo News AustraliaDistressing photo of beloved Aussie animal serves as urgent warning to drivers
Volunteers are run off their feet rescuing injured koalas at the moment.
NewsYahoo News AustraliaThe battle to save Australia's dying koalas continues amid coronavirus crisis
Government action to save our koala population after it was decimated by the bushfires has slowed due to attention diverted to the coronavirus. But environment campaigners say it is crucial to act now.
LifestyleYahoo News Australia'We need toilet paper': How coronavirus panic-buying impacts joeys orphaned by bushfires
It's not just humans who need toilet paper, wildlife carers say animals still recovering from Australia's bushfires were suffering from the shortage.
ScienceYahoo News Australia'I feel devastated': Investigators rush to timber plantation after koalas spotted in felled trees
A devastated koala advocate spotted the animals in a pile of gum trees cut down on Monday and alerted authorities.
ScienceYahoo News Australia'It smells like death': Koalas bulldozed on Victorian property
Authorities are investigating after photos emerged showing dead and dying koalas on a barren Victorian property.
ScienceYahoo News Australia'The smell of death': Woman's touching tale of saving animals on Kangaroo Island
RSPCA South Australia’s Chief Inspector has detailed what a day's work looks like on Kangaroo Island, after the devastating bushfires.
LifestyleYahoo News AustraliaHow being trapped in a horrific bushfire saved this koala's life
A koala's painful injury may have killed her if she hadn't been caught up in fierce bushfires in South Australia.
LifestyleYahoo News AustraliaSmudge the koala-rescue dog's crucial role in bushfire aftermath
Smudge is helping find injured koalas up to 12 times faster than human rescuers.
ScienceYahoo News Australia'Heartbreaking': Sinister reason for drill holes in tree trunks
A tree that acts as a vital food source for koalas was one of two that were targeted by cruel acts of vandalism.
ScienceYahoo News Australia'You could smell dead animals': Scientists seek rare species survivors amid bushfires
Researchers are desperately looking for brush-tailed rock wallabies, potoroos and other injured animals unique to Australia amid concerns they could be lost forever.
NewsYahoo News Australia'Living among the dead': Sad truth behind that viral photo of 'crying' koala
The truth behind the viral image of the 'crying koala' on Kangaroo Island is much more devastating than reported.
ScienceYahoo News AustraliaAnimals threaten to break enclosures as Australian Reptile Park is flooded with rain
Staff at the Australian Reptile Park have been forced to close their doors and move several animals after being inundated with rainfall.
ScienceYahoo News AustraliaOutrage over plan to bulldoze 'Bear Hill' koala habitat amid bushfire crisis
A koala habitat believed to be essential for rehoming animals displaced by bushfires is set to be flattened to make way for government housing.
ScienceYahoo News AustraliaCalls for koalas to be introduced to NZ amid fears they will be classified as endangered
Thousands of people are calling for one of Australia's most iconic animals to be moved to New Zealand after populations have been ravaged by bushfires.
ScienceYahoo News AustraliaOutrage over advice to kill joeys orphaned in bushfires
A government fire response wildlife plan says the rehabilitation of milk dependent kangaroos and koalas is not supported.
ScienceYahoo News Australia'No fight left': Devastating photos show tick-ridden koala's excruciating last moments
Shocking images of a koala losing her life to a cluster of ticks is just the tip of a much wider issue affecting Australia's wildlife.
NewsYahoo News AustraliaWhy Queensland firefighter is sharing shocking photo of blackened koala
A heartbreaking photo of a charred koala has highlighted the danger to our wildlife as bushfires rage across the country.
ScienceYahoo News AustraliaRevealed: The biggest challenge to saving fire-ravaged koala population
Federal environment minister Sussan Ley announces $3m in funding to help koalas left homeless by bushfires and addresses the biggest challenge in saving the 'iconic species'.
ScienceYahoo News AustraliaSevere heatwave set for bushfire areas with temperatures expected to soar into 40s
Exhausted firefighters are preparing for extremely dangerous conditions with temperatures soaring well into the 40s on Tuesday.
EntertainmentYahoo News AustraliaKoala and joey found huddled in bushfire to be released into wild
Rupert and his mum Ainslee, who were found on a singed tree branch, are expected to be released in a few months.
