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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.
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.
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.
Mexico court jails man over murder of journalist Valdez
AFP, Published on 28/02/2020
» CULIACáN (MEXICO) - One of the murderers of acclaimed journalist and AFP contributor Javier Valdez Cardenas was sentenced Thursday to 14 years and eight months in prison by a Mexican court.
Dozens of koalas dead after logging at Australian plantation
AFP, Published on 03/02/2020
» SYDNEY - Dozens of koalas have been euthanized and some 80 more are being treated for injuries and starvation after their habitat was logged, prompting an Australian government investigation Monday.
Rain brings joy for Australian firefighters, farmers
AFP, Published on 17/01/2020
» SYDNEY - Drought-breaking storms dumped desperately needed rain on some bushfire-ravaged parts of eastern Australia on Friday, while giving joy to many farmers who have faced losing precious livestock and crops.
Fires, then floods: How much can a koala bear?
AFP, Published on 17/01/2020
» SYDNEY - A week ago, koalas at an Australian wildlife park were in the path of raging bushfires. On Friday, they were soaking wet and being carried to safety from flash floods.