The koala is a national icon of Australia. And in some parts of the country, these marsupials — known for their fluffy ears, adorable clingy babies, and diet of eucalyptus leaves — are endangered.

Vast areas of Australia are covered by forests of giant ... For the Aborigines, the eucalyptus tree symbolizes a connection between heaven and earth and enables communication with the spirits.

The eucalyptus tree is native to Australia and provides food and shelter ... so too did eucalyptus plantations, and the species now covers nearly 2 million acres. That’s almost one-tenth of ...

Fragrant eucalyptus trees, indigenous to Australia, sway in the breeze along ... which provide habitat to numerous species of insects, reptiles and mammals, burn readily and in fact need fire ...