We've all heard the horrific stories emerging from Australia as wildfires devastated huge portions of the continent throughout December and January. Reports of rescue operations for humans and animals ...

Nothing smells quite as sweet as a eucalyptus-chewing koala. You can experience that smell yourself at the Ballarat Wildlife Park in Victoria, Australia. Just a 90-minute drive from Melbourne — let’s ...

KANGAROO ISLAND, South Australia -- An Australian man set up an impromptu rescue operation amid the bushfires on Kangaroo Island. Micah Lovegrove was assessing the area where his uncle's house once ...

HEALESVILLE, Australia – Dindi started to move. The 11.5-year-old koala had started out on a far branch, placidly eating eucalyptus leaves. Suddenly he stopped. He looked over the sea of faces ...

Caitlin O'Kane is a New York City journalist who works on the CBS News social media team as a senior manager of content and production. She writes about a variety of topics and produces "The Uplift," ...

Photos have emerged of an injured koala sitting, head bowed, next to a dead koala—apparently in mourning. The images were taken on Kangaroo Island in South Australia, a short ferry ride from Adelaide, ...

During the peak of Australia’s bushfire season in February, I spoke to a wildlife expert in Melbourne who was convinced that these bushfires were paradigm-shifting: “The world is different because of ...

AUSTRALIA should forget about presenting a sophisticated tourism image and embrace koalas and kangaroos as the attractions that will drive visitors to our shores, according to NSW Premier Kristina ...

KANGAROO ISLAND, South Australia -- An Australian man set up an impromptu rescue operation amid the bushfires on Kangaroo Island. Micah Lovegrove was assessing the area where his uncle's house once ...