More than 1 billion animals are believed to have died in the fires. SYDNEY -- Among the thousands of firefighters battling the catastrophic Australia bushfires, there have been four-legged furry ...

Australian scientists are using sniffer dogs to rescue koalas struggling to survive damaging bushfires as they try to avoid a repeat of last year's high death count of the native animals.

SYDNEY -- "You alright, little fella?" Kristen Lucas asked as she bottle feeds a thirsty koala, his signature grey and white coat blackened and burnt, video from Storyful shows. Kristen and her ...

They're a national treasure, but the fate of Australia's koala population is hanging in the balance as deadly fires continue to rage across the country. The chairman of the Australia Koala Foundation ...

Australia's wildfires have burned millions of acres, scorching an area twice the size of Maryland, and killing at least 25 people nationwide. Thousands of firefighters are battling the more than ...

Hundreds of wildfires are burning across Australia forcing thousands to evacuate -- and the U.S. Embassy to issue a warning to tourists on the south coast of New South Wales to get out. "It's really ...

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. That’s the verdict of ...

By Rhett Ayers Butler Few animals tug at Australian hearts like the koala. Yet the marsupial, once common along the eastern ...

SYDNEY, Australia – Koalas are on track to become extinct in New South Wales before 2050, according to a report from the Australian state’s parliament. A committee released the report Tuesday after a ...

"They really run the risk of becoming extinct inside our lifetime." At work, Morgan Philpott (pictured below) cares for sick children. In his off-hours the Australian pediatric nurse turns his ...