The foundation is the first to estimate koala population sizes in each of Australia's 128 federal electorates that have or have had koalas. The foundation also created a map to monitor national ...

The research team generated a series of fire susceptibility maps. These show the proportion of Australia experiencing “high” or “very high” fire susceptibility increasing from 14.9% now to ...

Now, about 85% of that koala population is infected with the disease, Krockenberger said. “If you think about it, that’s not a viable population anymore because of infertility.

A press release published by the Australian Koala Foundation (AKF) Monday states that the species is in "rapid decline," with an estimated current population of between 32,065 to 57,920 compared ...

Australia's government cited the impacts of drought, bush fires and deforestation. The koala population dropped a reported 30% from 2018 to 2021.

But koalas aren’t moving closer to people—people are moving into koala habitats. The “secret” population, as it’s described in a statement, has probably been there all along.

After the recommendation, the government adjusted the conservation status of koala populations in Queensland, New South Wales (NSW), and the Australian Capital Territory (ACT), The Guardian added.

As with many other vulnerable species that have landed on the list before it, the decline in the koala population is widely thought to be caused by environmental stressors such as drought, bush ...