Koalas

Koalas Could Go Extinct

BBC NEWS | Posted 11.10.2009 | Green


Australia's koalas could be wiped out within 30 years unless urgent action is taken to halt a decline in population, according to researchers....

This Week In Animals: Cheetah Pawprints, Trickster Dogs And Should We Save The Pandas? (PHOTOS, VIDEOS)

Posted 11.25.2009 | Green


This has been a particularly busy week in animals here at HuffPost Green. Adorable photos, cute videos, and serious news stories have kept us entertai...

AIDS-like Retrovirus Threatens Koalas With Extinction

scientificamerican.com | John Platt | Posted 11.22.2009 | Green


Not only have koala populations become heavily fragmented due to habitat loss, they face numerous threats that they never encountered before: househol...

Sam The Koala, Rescued In Australia's February Wildfires, To Undergo Surgery (VIDEO)

Associated Press | Posted 09.05.2009 | Green


ADELAIDE, Australia — A koala made famous by a photograph of her drinking from a firefighter's water bottle as wildfires ravaged Australia this ...

Australia Wildfire Rebuilding Finds A Mascot

AP | ROHAN SULLIVAN | Posted 03.13.2009 | Green


SYDNEY — It was a chance encounter in the charred landscape of Australia's deadly wildfires: A koala sips water from a bottle offered by a firef...