Fauna of Australia
Koalas, wallabies endangered by Australia bushfires 'ecological disaster'
The Australian government committed A$50 million to an emergency wildlife recovery program on Jan. 13, calling the bushfires crisis engulfing the country "an ecological disaster" that threatens several species, including koalas and rock wallabies.
Rare birth of endangered hairy-nosed wombat in Australia
The population of one of the world's rarest species has been boosted with the birth of a northern hairy-nosed wombat joey, Australian wildlife officials said on July 19.
The arrival of the furry marsupial comes as a conservation program to save the animal, which numbers just 250 in the wild, gathers steam.