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 ...

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 ...

To honor this partnership, Taronga has named the joey Inala (“in-ah-lah”), which means place of peace or rest and is from the ...

Meet Leo, the rescue dog helping track koalas in central Queensland. A once-homeless dog is now playing a key role in koala conservation, highlighting the importance of detection dogs in wildlife ...

One was a koala. The other was a husky. Both were arguably out of place on a warm August night in subtropical Brisbane, the capital of Queensland in Australia’s northeast. Home security video captured ...

Australian koala populations have been decimated by bushfires in recent years - and researchers are forecasting that bushfires will threaten them and their habitat even more in coming decades. A team ...

In the leadup to his election as Premier of New South Wales, Chris Minns promised the establishment of a Great Koala National Park in the Australian state as part of the Labor government’s agenda to ...

A landmark survey has uncovered a hidden koala population living on the fringe of a major city, using thermal drone searches with spotlight verification and statistical modeling. The study, led by the ...

The animal was born to Ash, who herself was the first koala born after the devastating Black Summer bushfires of 2019 and 2020 Kate Hogan was Director of Digital Specials and Features at PEOPLE. She ...

Born to mother Adori, the young marsupial turned seven months old on Valentine’s Day and is the first koala born for the San Diego Zoo in two years. (Photo courtesy of San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance) ...