Australia's iconic marsupial is up against a chlamydia epidemic, vehicle strikes and feral animal attacks. It is also under ...

But instead, the English Springer Spaniel is using his supercharged sense of smell to sniff out koala scat in a bid to help save the iconic Australian animal. Koalas are native to Australia and in ...

A runaway dog named Valerie has been captured after a 529-day adventure, transfixing Australia as she roamed an island teeming with kangaroos, possums, koala bears and penguins. The miniature ...

With deep rumbling growls, the koala advanced towards the retreating dog, for a moment appearing as the aggressor in an encounter that typically ends with a dead marsupial. But not this time.

"We're urging everyone to keep their dogs inside at night time, particularly if they're in koala inhabited areas. We're also urging anyone who witnesses an attack to call 1300 ANIMAL immediately.

Sending them to the landfill “doesn’t feel right,” she said, “especially when they are a koala I know.” She is particularly tender with the ones that were killed by dogs or cars.

but I wonder what the koala was thinking—how it was thinking—about that situation. If you've ever had to rescue a pet from an awkward place—a cat up a tree, a dog stuck in a drain or a horse ...

The ear tags could be used for other purposes, too, said Dr. Cristescu, who also leads a research program that uses trained dogs to sniff out koalas and koala scat. After Australia’s ...

adding that residents can help protect the animals by keeping dogs away from them, driving carefully at night, and keeping and planting eucalyptus and other native plants. An inquisitive koala ...