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NewsYahoo News AustraliaDog's obsession with ball results in exciting find hidden in Queensland bush
A dog's love of playing ball has been used to train her to hunt down koalas.
NewsYahoo News Australia'Zero exceptions': The controversial new law proposed to save koalas
The Greens are pushing for an amendment to federal legislation which will remove exemptions that allow the clearing of koala habitat. Find out how it will work.
NewsYahoo News Australia'Death sentence' handed to koalas by Victorian authorities
A plantation housing koalas is set to be felled next Friday, but authorities are refusing permission for the koalas to be moved. Find out more.
NewsYahoo News Australia'A national shame': Koalas listed as endangered as numbers crash
Heartbreaking images illustrate what one conservationist described as an 'embarrassment for Australia on the world stage'.
NewsYahoo News AustraliaKoalas 'in strife' as 25,000 hectares of habitat destruction approved
A huge amount of land has been cleared in the decade since koalas were added to the threatened species list.
NewsYahoo News Australia'Embarrassing': The Aussie species heading for extinction by 2050
Aussie icons such as Koalas and platypus could disappear by the end of the century. Find out what you can do to help.
NewsYahoo News AustraliaEerie graves for 'most loved icons' popping up on Australian roads
A wildlife rescuer has instigated a scheme to mark the death of koalas on Australia's roads, while newly announced funding has been criticised as a 'Band-Aid solution'. Find out more.
NewsYahoo News AustraliaWarning over Aldi customer's koala act: 'Incredibly stressful'
The video showing a koala sitting inside the Aldi trolley has been deemed 'cute' by some, but others disagree. Watch it here.
NewsYahoo News AustraliaOver 250 charges laid after koalas found dead in Victoria
The charges come almost two years after an investigation began at Cape Bridgewater when 21 koalas were found dead and 49 had to be euthanised. Find out more.
NewsYahoo News Australia'Over the moon': Koala lovers celebrate as habitat saved from developers
Close to 200 hectares of koala habitat has been purchased by the NSW Government and Koala Conservation Australia. Read more.
NewsYahoo News AustraliaPlea for government to spend $11m to save family of koalas
There are fears Port Macquarie's urban koalas, the biggest koala population on the east coast, could be lost if a development is allowed to go ahead. Find out more.
ScienceYahoo News Australia'Perfect storm': Climate change fuelling localised koala extinctions
Disease and extreme weather are contributing to the demise of koala populations in NSW. Read about the alarming decline in numbers.
NewsYahoo News AustraliaYour online shopping habit is devastating wildlife. Here's what to do
We sat down with the Wilderness Society to discuss Australia's online shopping and how it is contributing to deforestation. Find out simple steps you can take to help our wildlife.
NewsYahoo News AustraliaNSW loses NEARLY HALF of its koalas: 'IT'S DIRE'
Koalas need better protection if they are to survive into the future, conservationists warn. Find out why the species may be in trouble.
NewsYahoo News Australia$165,000 'garden hose' set to save bushfire-battered wildlife: 'First of its kind'
Billions of animals were killed or displaced in the horrific 2019/2020 fires. Read how world-first technology is being used to rebuild their habitats and save native species from extinction.
NewsYahoo News AustraliaDozens of koalas settling into new home after over-eating trees
In a bid to prevent koala extinction, the marsupials have been relocated to another part of the Victorian coast while gum trees are given a chance to replenish.
NewsYahoo News AustraliaUnique koala group thought to be extinct faces new threat
The genes of Strzelecki koalas could be key to the future of Victorian and South Australian koalas.
NewsYahoo News Australia'Soul destroying': Koala drowned in pool exposes wider problem
More than 120 koalas were saved by one Gold Coast based rescuer as wildlife comes into contact with development.
HealthYahoo News Australia'Dying off': Vet warns koala numbers could suffer 'big crash'
A leading vet has warned that chlamydia is leaving many koalas unable to reproduce to maintain populations.
NewsYahoo News AustraliaMore than 100 koalas relocated from site of 'hazardous' Alcoa smelter
Koalas have been seen suffering from ill health around the facility's buffer zone.
NewsYahoo News Australia'Screaming in pain': Koala found with horrifying burns on golf course
The koala suffered burns so extreme he was screaming out in pain and had to be euthanised.
NewsYahoo News AustraliaGrim photo of dog attack on koala sparks outrage at tourists
A spate of dog attacks on wildlife have prompted volunteer koala carers in a popular tourist town to plead for action.
NewsYahoo News AustraliaPlea to drivers to slow down over Christmas to help wildlife
Koala rescuer Ricardo Lonza believes motorists can save wildlife this holiday season with a few simple steps.
ScienceYahoo News Australia60,000 koalas killed or affected by 'black summer' bushfires
The 'deeply disturbing' toll last summer's bushfires took on Australia's wildlife has been revealed in a new report.
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.
