^
+ Follow Koala Tag
Array
(
    [results] => Array
        (
            [0] => Array
                (
                    [ArticleID] => 2530907
                    [Title] => Even moderately hot days raise risk of koala deaths — study
                    [Summary] => 

Koalas can endure tough conditions in the Australian bush but prolonged exposure to even moderately hot weather can increase their risk of heat-related death, researchers said on Wednesday.

[DatePublished] => 2026-05-27 11:25:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2026/05/27/koalas_2026-05-27_11-26-00274_thumbnail.jpg ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 2516945 [Title] => 'Hero' Australian dog who saved 100 koalas retires [Summary] =>

Bear, an 11-year-old Australian Koolie, was one of the first dogs in the country to be trained on the scent of koala fur.

[DatePublished] => 2026-03-26 08:29:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Pet Life [SectionUrl] => pet-life [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2026/03/26/bear-australian-koolie_2026-03-26_08-35-22400_thumbnail.jpg ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 2471110 [Title] => Australia halts logging for koala haven on eastern coast [Summary] =>

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.

[DatePublished] => 2025-09-07 10:06:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2025/09/07/koala_2025-09-07_10-06-57491_thumbnail.jpg ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 2295782 [Title] => Australia logging ban to create koala haven [Summary] => Australia's most populous state announced Tuesday a logging ban in a forest haven for koalas, aiming to protect the local population from being wiped out. [DatePublished] => 2023-09-12 16:18:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1807915 [AuthorName] => Sharon Marris [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2023/09/12/sleeping-koala_2023-09-12_16-19-00812_thumbnail.jpg ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 2160170 [Title] => Australia warns koalas 'endangered' as numbers plunge [Summary] => Environment Minister Sussan Ley said she had designated koala populations as "endangered" to offer them a higher level of protection in New South Wales, the Australian Capital Territory and Queensland. [DatePublished] => 2022-02-11 17:35:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Climate and Environment [SectionUrl] => climate-and-environment [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2022/02/11/koala-endangered_2022-02-11_17-35-31455_thumbnail.jpg ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1990060 [Title] => Dozens of koalas dead after logging at Australian plantation [Summary] => 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. [DatePublished] => 2020-02-03 13:07:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2020/02/03/koala-bear-australia_2020-02-03_13-08-14587_thumbnail.jpg ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1985068 [Title] => Makeshift koala hospital scrambles to save dozens injured in bushfires [Summary] => Dozens of injured koalas arrive at the Kangaroo Island Wildlife Park's makeshift animal hospital each day in cat carriers, washing baskets or clinging to wildlife carers. [DatePublished] => 2020-01-15 17:28:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => News Videos [SectionUrl] => news-videos [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2020/01/15/koala-bear-australia-bushfire-kangaroo-island_2020-01-15_17-25-40365_thumbnail.jpg ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1983940 [Title] => Australia fires 'long way from over' but rain brings relief [Summary] => Massive bushfires in southeastern Australia still have a "long way to go", authorities have warned, even as colder conditions brought some relief to exhausted firefighters and communities on Saturday. [DatePublished] => 2020-01-11 12:38:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1806224 [AuthorName] => Glenda Kwek [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2020/01/11/koala-burned_2020-01-11_12-39-55376_thumbnail.jpg ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1981529 [Title] => Tennis star Ashleigh Barty visits koalas injured in Australia bushfires [Summary] => Australia's world number one Ashleigh Barty visits koalas injured in recent bushfires at an animal hospital in Brisbane as she starts to prepare for the new season. [DatePublished] => 2020-01-02 17:03:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => News Videos [SectionUrl] => news-videos [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2020/01/02/koala-ashleigh-barty_2020-01-02_17-03-094_thumbnail.jpg ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1951500 [Title] => WATCH: Koala and her joey rescued from Aussie wildfires [Summary] => Aisling and her joey Rupert were rescued at the weekend from bush fires raging in eastern Australia. [DatePublished] => 2019-09-15 11:08:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => News Videos [SectionUrl] => news-videos [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2019/09/13/koala-joey_2019-09-13_14-16-28457_thumbnail.jpg ) ) )
Koala
Array
(
    [results] => Array
        (
            [0] => Array
                (
                    [ArticleID] => 2530907
                    [Title] => Even moderately hot days raise risk of koala deaths — study
                    [Summary] => 

Koalas can endure tough conditions in the Australian bush but prolonged exposure to even moderately hot weather can increase their risk of heat-related death, researchers said on Wednesday.

[DatePublished] => 2026-05-27 11:25:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2026/05/27/koalas_2026-05-27_11-26-00274_thumbnail.jpg ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 2516945 [Title] => 'Hero' Australian dog who saved 100 koalas retires [Summary] =>

Bear, an 11-year-old Australian Koolie, was one of the first dogs in the country to be trained on the scent of koala fur.

[DatePublished] => 2026-03-26 08:29:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Pet Life [SectionUrl] => pet-life [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2026/03/26/bear-australian-koolie_2026-03-26_08-35-22400_thumbnail.jpg ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 2471110 [Title] => Australia halts logging for koala haven on eastern coast [Summary] =>

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.

[DatePublished] => 2025-09-07 10:06:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2025/09/07/koala_2025-09-07_10-06-57491_thumbnail.jpg ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 2295782 [Title] => Australia logging ban to create koala haven [Summary] => Australia's most populous state announced Tuesday a logging ban in a forest haven for koalas, aiming to protect the local population from being wiped out. [DatePublished] => 2023-09-12 16:18:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1807915 [AuthorName] => Sharon Marris [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2023/09/12/sleeping-koala_2023-09-12_16-19-00812_thumbnail.jpg ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 2160170 [Title] => Australia warns koalas 'endangered' as numbers plunge [Summary] => Environment Minister Sussan Ley said she had designated koala populations as "endangered" to offer them a higher level of protection in New South Wales, the Australian Capital Territory and Queensland. [DatePublished] => 2022-02-11 17:35:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Climate and Environment [SectionUrl] => climate-and-environment [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2022/02/11/koala-endangered_2022-02-11_17-35-31455_thumbnail.jpg ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1990060 [Title] => Dozens of koalas dead after logging at Australian plantation [Summary] => 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. [DatePublished] => 2020-02-03 13:07:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2020/02/03/koala-bear-australia_2020-02-03_13-08-14587_thumbnail.jpg ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1985068 [Title] => Makeshift koala hospital scrambles to save dozens injured in bushfires [Summary] => Dozens of injured koalas arrive at the Kangaroo Island Wildlife Park's makeshift animal hospital each day in cat carriers, washing baskets or clinging to wildlife carers. [DatePublished] => 2020-01-15 17:28:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => News Videos [SectionUrl] => news-videos [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2020/01/15/koala-bear-australia-bushfire-kangaroo-island_2020-01-15_17-25-40365_thumbnail.jpg ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1983940 [Title] => Australia fires 'long way from over' but rain brings relief [Summary] => Massive bushfires in southeastern Australia still have a "long way to go", authorities have warned, even as colder conditions brought some relief to exhausted firefighters and communities on Saturday. [DatePublished] => 2020-01-11 12:38:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1806224 [AuthorName] => Glenda Kwek [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2020/01/11/koala-burned_2020-01-11_12-39-55376_thumbnail.jpg ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1981529 [Title] => Tennis star Ashleigh Barty visits koalas injured in Australia bushfires [Summary] => Australia's world number one Ashleigh Barty visits koalas injured in recent bushfires at an animal hospital in Brisbane as she starts to prepare for the new season. [DatePublished] => 2020-01-02 17:03:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => News Videos [SectionUrl] => news-videos [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2020/01/02/koala-ashleigh-barty_2020-01-02_17-03-094_thumbnail.jpg ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1951500 [Title] => WATCH: Koala and her joey rescued from Aussie wildfires [Summary] => Aisling and her joey Rupert were rescued at the weekend from bush fires raging in eastern Australia. [DatePublished] => 2019-09-15 11:08:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => News Videos [SectionUrl] => news-videos [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2019/09/13/koala-joey_2019-09-13_14-16-28457_thumbnail.jpg ) ) )
abtest
Are you sure you want to log out?
X
Login

Philstar.com is one of the most vibrant, opinionated, discerning communities of readers on cyberspace. With your meaningful insights, help shape the stories that can shape the country. Sign up now!

Get Updated:

Signup for the News Round now

FORGOT PASSWORD?
SIGN IN
or sign in with