A kind Irishman who stopped traffic to help a koala across a busy Australian highway has been praised for the sweet gesture. Will Thornton went viral this week after he was filmed carrying out the ...

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 ...

ORINDA, Calif. (KGO) -- Jazz lovers were serenaded by Bay Area musicians in a benefit for the "Australian Koala Foundation" last week in Orinda. Tens of thousands of animals died in the bushfires.

Powerful technology that efficiently detects and accurately predicts eucalyptus tree species favored by koalas could help ecologists find the best habitats for their conservation. Researchers, in a ...

One of Australia’s most iconic species, the koala is staring down the barrel of extinction. Among a barrage of other threats, including deforestation, attacks by wild and domestic dogs, and traffic ...

Edward Narayan receives funding from the Australian Koala Foundation. For previous research, he received funding from the International Fund for Animal Welfare. He and his team conducted the study ...

Genetic analyses of koala pedigrees help to suss out virus-induced genome changes that affect cancer risk and reproductive ...