Koalas were officially declared endangered Friday in eastern Australia. This comes as the marsupials continue to fall prey to chlamydia and lose their habitats to land clearing and climate change.

There are so many koalas in some places that food is the issue – while elsewhere populations are threatened by habitat loss. And there are no easy fixes ...

Australia approved and funded a vaccine to protect koalas against chlamydia as part of its repopulation efforts for the endangered species. Koalas used to populate Australia in the millions, but many ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Koalas are an endangered species. This was not always the case, as the wild, adorable marsupials were once widespread across the ...

In a world first, a vaccine has been approved to protect Australia’s endangered koalas from infection and death caused by chlamydia. Developed by the University of the Sunshine Coast, the vaccine’s ...

The Australian Conservation Foundation (AFC) conducted an analysis revealing that the federal government approved more than ...

Koalas look like they belong in a children's book, but spend enough time around one, and you'll realize—they're not exactly ...