Courtesy of Stephen Pincock" />Prepping a koala for a procedure Credit: Courtesy of Stephen Pincock Peering through a fringe of eucalyptus leaves, Don the koala greets visitors with an air of ...

These tough trees, hardy in ... distillation of the leaves. Eucalyptus bark, leaves, and oil are considered highly toxic to both humans and most animals. In fact, koala bears—who dine almost ...

Kevin the koala leads a busy life. He’s affably chatty with the animals who call up to him in his eucalyptus tree house, but he’s got far too much snoozing, leaf-bun chewing and general tree ...

The Conversation reported that koalas' primary threat is habitat loss, since the creatures' eucalyptus tree forests are being destroyed by pollution, farming, urban development, and deforestation.