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With more than 1.3 million hectares of land scorched in the state, the fires have also destroyed large tracts of the tree-dwelling marsupials habitat. (Photo: AFP)

Aussies raise AUD 1 million for rescuing koalas injured by bushfires

Online fundraiser for bushfire-hit koalas tops Aus$1 mn.

21 Nov 2019 5:21 PM IST

In the southern states of Victoria and South Australia, koala populations vary widely from abundant to low or locally extinct. (Photo: Pexels)

Koalas on the verge of extinction

A report claims koalas are functionally extinct', but what does that mean?

13 May 2019 4:24 PM IST

The small black throatedfinch has stalled the multi-million-dollar Carmichael mine.

Adani's finch plan for approval of Carmichael coal mine rejected

Adani's proposed plan to conserve the endangered black-throated finch has been rejected by the Queensland government,...

7 May 2019 4:40 PM IST

According to the scientific report, habitat loss is one of the biggest threats to biodiversity and its happening worldwide. (Photo: AP)

United Nations offers its first report on global biodiversity

Top scientists tell the world how much damage the humans have caused the planet with the latest scientific report on...

6 May 2019 2:53 PM IST

This not the first that a zoo orangutan has been caught sneaking a smoke in Indonesia (Photo: Facebook)

World's rarest ape on the edge of extinction

Fewer than 800 members of Tapanuli Orangutan survive and they are constantly under assault from man-made sources.

4 May 2018 4:48 PM IST