A popular wildlife park in Brisbane has announced it will no longer offer “koala holds”, prompting questions about whether other captive animal facilities should follow. Koala handling has long been ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Many travellers to Australia may be surprised to learn that cuddling koalas is now prohibited in most states. Lukas Coch/AAP/dpa ...

Koalas — Australia’s iconic marsupials — have been petted by princes, pop stars, presidents and a pope. But one of the country’s oldest koala sanctuaries has stopped offering cuddles with the furry ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. It doesn’t get any cuter than a couple of cuddly koalas having an absolutely epic cuddle fest! Don’t believe us? Well, just watch ...

(QUEENSLAND, Australia) -- Baby koala Shayne was recently riding on his mother's back when a car struck them and forever changed the joey's life, according to the Australia Zoo Wildlife Hospital, ...

Only in Australia could this feel-good story happen. A golden retriever named Asha is being hailed as a hero after comforting a lost baby koala through the night. Dog owner Kerry McKinnon says she ...