SYDNEY (Reuters) - Nearly 3 billion koalas, kangaroos and other native Australian animals were killed or displaced by bushfires in 2019 and 2020, showed a study by the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) ...

The fire comes after four people were killed in one of a series of wildfires sparked by lightning in Western Australia state last week. A bushfire in southern Australia has killed two people and ...

SINGAPORE/SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australian animals living in specific habitats, such as mountain lizards, leaf-tailed geckos and pear-shaped frogs, are battling the threat of extinction after fierce ...

After the bushfires, some parts of Australia looked completely burned out. The flames were gone, but so was the food that ...

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 ...

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A Monash University-led study of emergency responders' workers compensation claims from exposure to extreme bushfires (Black Saturday bushfires in 2009 and the Black Summer fires of 2019 and 2020) ...

Calling rescue dogs for duty! An Australian animal welfare group is looking for a heroic dog to fill a full-time position as a koala rescuer.

The animals are often considered stubborn and stupid, but these “silent assassins: play a major role in keeping the country ...