This week, experts announced that an estimated one billion animals in Australia have died from the wildfires, including thousands of koalas. Maria Pasquini is a Senior News Editor for PEOPLE, covering ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. (NBC News) – thousands of koalas have been killed in the Australian bush fires, and the trees that are their only source of food – eucalyptus trees – are also burning by the thousands.

COLUMBIA, South Carolina (WIS/NBC News) — With at least an eighth of the koala population already killed in the Australian wildfires, re-population for that already vulnerable species will take the ...

Perched on a branch in her exhibit at Riverbanks Zoo and Garden, Lottie looks like just another incredibly cute koala. If visitors look closely, however, they’ll see the arms of a newborn clutching ...

WEST COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - With at least an eighth of the koala population already killed in the Australian wildfires, repopulation for that already vulnerable species will take the work of ...

… male koalas also seek female mating partners outside of these hours. Scientists have also provided several other explanations for these deep, guttural bellows – not just mating. Koala breeding ...

He’s a Southern boy; she’s a surfer girl. Keepers at the Palm Beach Zoo are sure hoping opposites attract as they launch a koala breeding program with the arrival of Abby, a 1-year-old koala from Los ...