For Save the Koala Day, learn how conservation geneticist Rebecca Johnson’s work helps protect these iconic marsupials Jack Tamisiea Smithsonian chief scientist Rebecca Johnson snaps a selfie with one ...

This week, experts announced that an estimated one billion animals in Australia have died from the wildfires, including thousands of koalas. As the koala population in Australia continues to be ...

Known for their fluffy ears, round faces and big black noses, koalas spend most of their time snoozing in the canopies of eucalypt forests. Their penchant for perching high up and moving very little ...

Christine Adams-Hosking has received funding from the University of Queensland, the National Climate Change Adaptation Research Facility and the Australian Koala Foundation. She is affiliated with the ...

The Queensland government has allocated almost $40 million to protect native animals across the state, with most to be spent on koalas. Climate change, land clearing, and disease are impacting koala ...

This browser does not support the video element. The Australian government has declared the koala an endangered species, as habitat loss, drought and brush fires have pushed the population to the edge ...

The state government’s review of its 2020 koala habitat protection regulations found while they had been effective, some elements had not worked as intended. It found a lack of habitat clearing data ...

During her visit to Paradise Country on July 29, 2024, Priyanka Chopra met an eight-month-old koala named "Priyanka." Sharing her excitement on Instagram, she highlighted the importance of wildlife ...