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Australia approves chlamydia vaccine for koalas
AFP, Published on 10/09/2025
» SYDNEY — Australian regulators have approved a chlamydia vaccine for koalas, researchers said Wednesday, as they seek to stamp out a sexually transmitted disease responsible for about half of all deaths of the fluffy marsupial in the wild.
Australia halts logging for koala haven on eastern coast
AFP, Published on 07/09/2025
» SYDNEY - Australia halted logging in a large stretch of woodland on the country's eastern coast Sunday to create a retreat for koalas and save the local population from extinction.
Singers who inspire the plant kingdom
Roger Crutchley, Published on 16/03/2025
» In last week's item about Thailand's talented Blackpink singer Lisa I failed to mention that Chiang Mai University researchers have named a newly discovered flower after her. It is of the custard apple variety and scientifically named Friesodielsia lalisae.
Guru's Weekly Buzz: May 3-9
Guru, Published on 03/05/2024
» Guru By Bangkok Post's pick of the most exciting products, activities, food and travel to indulge in.
Australia warns koalas 'endangered' as numbers plunge
AFP, Published on 11/02/2022
» SYDNEY - Australia officially listed koalas across a swathe of its eastern coast as "endangered" on Friday, with the marsupials fighting to survive the impact of bushfires, land-clearing, drought and disease.
Second man convicted in murder of Mexican journalist Javier Valdez
AFP, Published on 09/06/2021
» MEXICO CITY - A second man accused in the 2017 murder of Mexican journalist Javier Valdez, an AFP contributor, was found guilty on Tuesday, the prosecutor's office announced.
Aussie researchers to test koala 'facial recognition'
AFP, Published on 03/06/2021
» BRISBANE (AUSTRALIA) - Australian researchers are launching a koala "facial recognition" study that aims to better monitor the marsupials' behaviour and ultimately aid in their conservation.
A koala gets into the Christmas spirit
News, Roger Crutchley, Published on 13/12/2020
» My favourite festive season tale so far features an Adelaide family who returned home to find a koala perched in an artificial Christmas tree in their lounge. It looked perfectly happy amid all the baubles and twinkling lights, but was less than impressed by the taste of the plastic leaves.
On 10th birthday, Instagram no longer an escape from reality
AFP, Published on 04/10/2020
» WASHINGTON: Artful photos of sunsets and ice cream are being challenged by more activist content on Instagram as it turns 10 years old in a time of social justice protests, climate crisis, and the pandemic.
Koala row threatens leader of Australia's biggest state
AFP, Published on 10/09/2020
» SYDNEY - A dispute over protection measures for Australia's endangered koalas threatened Thursday to topple the government of the country's biggest state.