After Australia's bush fires, 'koala ark' looks to future-proof populations
It's estimated that up to 90% of Kangaroo Island's previously 50,000-strong koala population was killed as flames swept through eucalyptus plantations.
Although she is a centenarian in human years, the koala named Midori is doing fine with no serious health problems, according to Awaji Farm Park England Hill.
Koalas could be classified 'endangered' after fires decimate population
Australia's koala population has taken such an "extraordinary hit" from the wildfires sweeping the country that the marsupial could be classified as endangered in some areas, according to Environment Minister Sussan Ley. Ley announced a 50 million Australian dollar ($35 million) funding package on Monday ...
Fears raised that koala populations may never recover after Australian fires
Austin, a koala, sits quietly atop his "gunyah" — or shelter — built from tree branches and bark in his enclosure at the Port Macquarie Koala Hospital. Sue Ashton, president of the privately run clinic, says the fact Austin has climbed to the top of ...
Koalas' prodigious costs, graying population bedevil nation's zookeepers
Despite the popularity of koalas, the number of those kept in Japanese zoos has been more than halved from the mid-1990s peak as their population continues to grow old. The difficulty of accommodating their fussy eating habits — they feed exclusively on eucalyptus leaves, which ...
Gene-sequencing breakthrough may save koalas
Last year the koala, Australia's iconic marsupial, was officially listed as a threatened species in large parts of the country following two decades of devastating population losses. Hard hit by drought, loss of habitat and attacks by other animals, including domestic dogs, the nation's koala ...
