First-ever koala chlamydia vaccine implant inserted into a wild koala

In what's been hailed as a "massive breakthrough," a chlamydia vaccine implant has been administered to a wild koala for the ...
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World first: Koala gets life-changing two-shot chlamydia vaccine

Ten months on from the huge news that a chlamydia vaccine had been approved for Australia's koala population, an 18-month-old ...
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Scientists are deep-freezing koala eggs and sperm to protect the species from extinction

Researchers at the University of Queensland in Australia want to freeze koala sex cells in liquid nitrogen, which could ...

Koala nicknamed ‘teddy bear’ receives first chlamydia vaccine implant

Chlamydia can bring about infertility, weakness, and blindness, as well as render koalas further vulnerable to other dangers.
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Australian Family Finds Koala in Christmas Tree — and Rescue Hotline Thought It Was a 'Prank Call'

The rescue team said the koala was "desperate to get in the Christmas spirit" and "wanted to be the fairy on the Christmas tree" Benjamin VanHoose is the Senior News Editor on the TV team at PEOPLE.
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Australian Government Declares the Koala an Endangered Species After Drop in Animal's Numbers

The Australian government recently declared the koala endangered and announced plans to adopt a long-awaited national recovery plan for the species The koala is now on Australia's list of endangered ...