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Australian brushfires: Rescuers drop tons of veggies for stranded animals
Rescue workers in Australia are bombarding secluded parts of the fire-ravaged Land Down Under — with veggies. “Operation Rock Wallaby," commissioned by the government of New South Wales, has dropped...
Adorable koala plushes are taking NYC by storm
The idea to place the tree huggers around town came from the Big Apple outpost of Australian ad agency Cummins&Partners, according to AdWeek.
Australians scoop up koalas, kangaroos to save them from bushfires
Australians are doing their best to save local animals.
Australian bushfires may have killed up to 30 percent of koalas
Raging bushfires in Australia may have wiped out 30 percent of the nation's koalas, the federal environment minister said this week — as a weekend heatwave is expected to intensify...
Koala rescued from Australian bushfires by shirtless woman dies
A koala whose plight went viral last week when a woman took the shirt off her back to save him from a raging Australia wildfire was put to sleep Tuesday....
This good boy helps find koalas injured in Australian bushfires
SYDNEY - An obsessive-compulsive dog who was abandoned as a puppy has a new mission: helping find and save koalas injured in Australia’s recent devastating bushfires. Bear, a Cattle Dog...
Woman literally gives shirt off her back to save burning koala in Australia
A woman in Australia removed her shirt and rushed in the smoldering brush to rescue a koala bear caught near the flames amid the recent spate of fires. The brave...
Heartbreaking video shows man giving water to koala burned in wildfire
A man is wrenching hearts around the web after giving water to a koala that was badly burned by the wildfires ravaging Australia's east coast. Koala Hospital Port Macquarie, a...
The claws came out in this rare koala fight
Two koalas got into a brutal brawl in this highly unusual moment for the marsupial. Watch as a male koala attacks a female nested in a tree while she screeches...
Orphaned baby koala gets tiny arm cast after falling from tree
Pictures have surfaced of a baby koala wearing a tiny little arm cast after the mini marsupial fell out of a tree in Melbourne, Australia.
Koalas are now 'functionally extinct,' experts say
They are in danger of going the way of the dodo. Koala bears have been declared "functionally extinct," the Australian Koala Foundation reports. The fluffy marsupial is down to just...
'Feisty' koala refuses to leave air-conditioned car
An Australian man learned two valuable lessons while making a pitstop at a vineyard near Adelaide to check on fruit: never leave your car doors open and always be on...
This is one damn sexy koala
Here’s loungin’ at you, kid. This koala bear with a come-hither stare has captured netizens’ hearts, going viral on social media. Australian photographer Ross Long snapped the supine marsupial lounging...
Koala 'roar' sounds more rude than you'd think
A recent heat wave in Australia caused temperatures to reach 120 degrees Fahrenheit. Scar, a rescue koala, is recovering at a care center until the weather improves. While there, he...
This is how scientists are trying to save chlamydia-stricken koalas
SYDNEY - Scientists who have mapped the genome of Australia’s symbolic animal, the koala, say it could help them develop better vaccines to treat the animals, who are battling an...
Koala takes a stroll through supermarket's dairy section
Shoppers could not believe what they were seeing as a koala strolled though supermarket in South Australia and made its way to the dairy section. The furry intruder swung by...
Instagram is banning selfies with exotic animals
Don't grin and koala-bear it. Instagram will start issuing warnings on selfies with the adorable Australian marsupial and other wild animals -- with animal-cruelty cautions appearing when users search or...
Koala survives 10-mile journey in wheel arch
ADELAIDE, Australia — For a stowaway who made a 16-kilometer (10-mile) journey squeezed in a wheel arch, a koala was lucky to escape with just scratches. The driver of the...
Australia can no longer ignore its koala crisis
Australia is in the grip of a hidden animal welfare crisis that could see one of our most cherished and famous creatures wiped from existence. While issues like cruelty and...
Stranded koala canoes to safety
Kirra Coventry and some of her Australian college friends were canoeing on the Murray River near Ulupna, New South Wales, when they spotted a koala stuck up a tree surrounded...