Koala at Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary, originally uploaded by whoops vision.

This cute devil knows he takes a good photo! The Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary is definately worth a visit if you want to see lots of Australia native animals and especially if you are itching to see cute and cuddly koalas!

The albino koala, Lone Pine 1971, originally uploaded by David Stephensen.

I found this photograph on flickr. This is what the photograph posted below the picture in the about section:
A truck driver found this chap on the road and brought him in to the sanctuary. How spectacular he was with his amazing white coat! He seemed [...]

The Australian Koala Foundation estimates that in excess of 5,000 koalas are killed each year from land clearing, dog attack and being hit by cars. In the state of Queensland approximately 1,500 Koalas are admitted to hospital each year. Thirty to forty percent of admissions are estimated to be due to road related incidents, the [...]

Koalas are often called “koala bears” – this is not correct. The Koala is not a bear but a marsupial. The closest relative of koala is a wombat, which also has cute and cuddly appearance, but it’s never called a “wombat bear”

Queensland scientists are using mobile phones to unlock the mystery of why koalas bellow.
The distinctive deep grunts and belows of the male Koalas sound in Australian forests in spring, but researchers still don’t understand what they mean.
Noises from koalas on St Bees Island off the coast of Mackay, in central Queensland, are now being relayed [...]