Marsupial Evolution: New Study Shows That These Pouched Mammals Could Be More Evolved Than Previously Thought

Medicine & Technology May 23, 2023

While marsupials have been thought to be an evolutionary stage between egg-laying and plancental animals, a new study shows that this is not the case. Read to learn more.

Vaccination of Koalas During Antibiotic Therapy Shows Positive Response Towards Chlamydia Treatment

May 10, 2023

Experts address the health threat against koalas due to chlamydia by giving single-shot vaccine during antibiotic treatment. Learn more about it in this article.

Koala Bears Battle With Cancer and STD Caused By Retrovirus

Feb 28, 2021

Analysis of 10 koala DNA samples shows that koalas have been infected by a retrovirus roughly 50,000 years ago that inserts themselves near genes that are closely linked with STDs and specific cancers.

Severely Burned Anwen and Other Surviving Koalas From the Recent Australian Bushfire Recuperated and Released in The Wild

Apr 23, 2020

Good news! Several koalas that survived the recent Australian bushfires are now re-released to the Lake Innes Nature Reserve in New South Wales. After recuperating in the Koala Hospital in New South Wales, the marsupials are now ready to start anew in the wild. Read the full story. Click the link above.

Scientists are Looking at Fecal Transplants to Aid in Wildlife Conservation

Sep 07, 2019

The naturally picky eaters that are koalas only eat one type of eucalyptus, but fecal transplants might change their meal plan.