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First wild koalas caught and vaccinated against chlamydia
May 09, 2023 12:15 pm
Chlamydia is killing koalas because they become so sick they can’t climb trees to get food, or escape predators, and females can become infertile.
Australia welcomes back tourists with toy koalas, Tim Tams
February 21, 2022 1:56 pm
Australia imposed some of the world’s toughest travel restrictions on its citizens and permanent residents in March 2020 to prevent them from bringing COVID-19 home.
Australian koalas line up for chlamydia vaccine in new trial
October 18, 2021 2:51 pm
A 2016 study ran by University of Queensland, calculated there were around 330,000 koalas left in Australia.
Australia has lost one-third of its koalas in the past three years
September 21, 2021 8:13 pm
There were no upward trends anywhere in Australia. Only one area in the study was estimated to have more than 5,000 koalas, and some regions were estimated to have as few as five or 10.
Guinness World Records: Midori, 24-year-old koala, becomes the oldest in captivity ever
April 20, 2021 3:55 pm
Midori is now recognised as the oldest living koala, and the oldest koala in captivity ever by the Guinness Book of World Records
Australia gears up for the great Koala count, using drones, droppings and dogs
December 07, 2020 3:18 pm
When the count begins in a few months, heat-seeking drones, acoustic surveys and detector dogs will be deployed. Individuals will don hiking boots and head out into the bush for some koala spotting. Many will also look for koala droppings.
6-year-old raises over Rs 1 crore for Australian bushfire relief by making clay koalas
January 21, 2020 6:30 pm
Six-year-old Owen Colley raised over AUD 240,000 after he sold clay handmade koalas to help animals affected by Australian bushfires.
Watch: Australians prank foreign reporter into wearing protective gear to carry koala
January 14, 2020 4:23 pm
ITV News Asia correspondent Debi Edward, who was at Kangaroo Island to cover the aftermath of the bushfires, was tricked into wearing protective boots, armour, and goggles to handle a calm koala.
No home for koalas
January 14, 2020 10:42 am
Much-loved and misunderstood — Australia’s bush fires have left them with a tough struggle for survival
Koala rescued from forest fire by woman in viral video dies of injuries
November 26, 2019 1:21 pm
The koala and its rescuer had made headlines worldwide, after the Australian woman rushed into the fire to save it, risking her life.
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