Koalas just can’t catch a break. Throughout their native territories in eastern Australia, the famously tree-loving marsupials face ever-shrinking habitats. Human development has carved up their ...

Scientists in Australia are vaccinating wild koalas against chlamydia in an attempt to stop the sexually transmitted disease from wiping out the population. A team of scientists aims to catch and ...

Australian scientists have begun vaccinating wild koalas against chlamydia in an ambitious field trial in New South Wales. The aim is to test a method for protecting the beloved marsupials against ...

Chlamydia is a massive threat to koalas as it makes them "so sick they can't climb trees to get food or escape predators, and females can become infertile." ...

This single-shot vaccine has been designed just for koalas and was tested in a few hundred fluffy specimens in wildlife rescue centers.

In 2020, researchers developed a new antibiotic that could withstand the koalas’ enzymes and help fight chlamydia, but it is still difficult to find infected koalas and treat them in the wild.

Koalas Under Threat From Climate Change Date: May 9, 2008 Source: Australian Academy of Science Summary: New research shows increased temperatures and carbon dioxide levels are a threat to the ...

New research shows the koala will supplement its water needs from free-standing sources, raising hope that drinking stations can be an important strategy to supprt this and other species from the ...