It was an ordinary bus ride – except for one furry passenger. In Brisbane, Australia, a koala named Peri embarked on a once-in-a-lifetime trip Saturday before being released safely into the wild.

CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — A koala has been rescued after causing a five-car pileup while trying to cross a six-lane freeway in southern Australia. Police said the crash in heavy Monday morning ...

An Australian bus driver recently welcomed an unexpected rider on his nightly route. According to a Dec. 14 social media post from Koala Rescue Brisbane South Inc., the charity received a call ...

He didn’t have money for the bus fare — but in an act of kindness and compassion, this furry passenger was welcomed aboard regardless. Last Saturday night, a bus driver in Brisbane, Australia, spotted ...

(CBS) - Fire fighters and wildlife volunteers in Australia, have brought a koala back from the dead, in a stunning rescue overnight. Using mouth-to mouth, rescuers resuscitated the little marsupial.

Two very different koala rescues highlight how habitat loss is bringing the beloved marsupials closer to danger.

According to a Dec. 14 social media post from Koala Rescue Brisbane South Inc., the charity received a call Saturday night from a bus control support officer about a koala on a Brisbane CityGlider.

Peri, the koala, was spotted dodging traffic on a busy street by an Australian bus driver on Saturday, Dec. 13 A koala in Brisbane, Australia, found itself riding a city bus last weekend A Brisbane ...