koala

Bear surrendered his collar in March after a decade of being a very good boy as one of the first dogs in the country to be trained to detect the scent of koala fur.

From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026

"We know how critical it is to have a highly skilled koala detection dog back in the field, helping protect one of Australia's most iconic species," Sharrad said.

From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026

Ewan joined him for the last stint in Yeovil and said she cannot wait to see koala bears in real life.

From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026

Those groups eventually gave rise to the koala populations now found along Australia's east coast.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 17, 2026

They spilled out the front door, Ivy’s arms and legs still wrapped around her dad like a koala.

From "Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World" by Ashley Herring Blake

"With El Nino already here and a tough summer on the horizon, our koalas will need all the help they can get, whether it comes on two legs or four."

From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026

The work represents the first direct estimate of a mutation rate for koalas or for any member of the marsupial order Diprotodontia, which also includes wombats, kangaroos and possums.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 17, 2026

Fossil evidence is too limited to show precisely how many koalas lived in Australia 100,000 years ago, Mr. Kovacs said.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 17, 2026

Mella said that protecting large, shade-producing trees or providing access to water during heatwaves could help reduce dehydration risk among koalas.

From Barron's ● May 26, 2026

Even among herbivores and omnivores, many species, like koalas, are too finicky in their plant preferences to recommend themselves as farm animals.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond