SYDNEY -- As wildfires rage across parts of Australia, people are stepping up to help some of the smallest victims of the flames: the koalas. A dramatic rescue video shows a woman pull a badly burned ...

We probably don’t need to recap the terrifying facts about the catastrophic bushfires raging on in Australia, but we’ll break ...

Koala bears are being shot dead by snipers from helicopters as Australian authorities look to cull the iconic mammals after a wildfire devastated their habitat. Animal activists have expressed their ...

SAN FRANCISCO -- Officials in South Australia say there is "catastrophic fire danger" for the state until Monday. The hot and dry conditions have led to several bushfire outbreaks and a severe ...

Update: On Nov. 26, Australian caregivers made the difficult decision to euthanize Lewis the koala. Staff from Port Macquarie Koala Hospital wrote on Facebook that veterinarians there had put Lewis ...

"They really run the risk of becoming extinct inside our lifetime." At work, Morgan Philpott (pictured below) cares for sick children. In his off-hours the Australian pediatric nurse turns his ...

WWF-Australia is one of the funding partners of Cultural Fire for Koala Recovery. Djarra Delaney is WWF-Australia’s ...

Officials say they made the decision to euthanize hundreds of koalas for the creatures' welfare after a bushfire in Victoria. Lisa Maree Williams / Getty Images Authorities in Australia are facing ...

Tom has a Master's degree in Journalism. His editorial work covers anything from archaeology and the environment to technology and culture. Tom has a Master's degree in Journalism. His editorial work ...

Tiger burns in Australia's bushfires? It's a 2012 photo from Indonesia. Young girl rescues koala? Actually an artist's impression. Social media is packed with powerful images of Australia's bushfires ...