Zoo Helps Koalas Rescued from Fire Return to Australia’s Blue Mountains
A group of koalas rescued from Australian bushfires two month ago are returning to their…
San Diego Zoo Researcher Fears for Future of Platypus in Australia
Platypus ecologist Josh Griffiths is expressing grave concern about the status of platypus populations in…
San Diego Zoo Researchers Overwhelmed by Wildfire Destruction in Australia’s Blue Mountains
The Blue Mountains World Heritage Region of Australia was severely hit by the mega-fires that…
Sunday’s San Diego Zoo and Safari Park Admissions Will Go to Australia Crisis Fund
As part of San Diego Zoo Global’s effort to save species at risk from the…
San Diego Zoo Research Team in Australia Rescues Koalas from Wildfire
As fires fueled by record-breaking high temperatures and severe drought continue to devastate Australia, a…
California Can Learn from Australia’s Experience with Devastating Wildfires
As California casts about for new approaches to its wildfire crisis, officials could do worse…
Safari Park Welcomes Only Platypuses to Live in a Zoo Outside Australia
The San Diego Zoo Safari Park welcomed on Friday the arrival of two platypuses —…
Allied Navy Armada Converges on the Coral Sea for Training Exercise
Seventeen ships from the United States, Australia, Canada and Japan sailed together in formation earlier…
San Diego-Based USS Stockdale Makes Port Visit to Darwin, Australia
The San Diego-based guided-missile destroyer USS Stockdale docked in Darwin, Australia, this week for a…
MOPA Looks West with Exhibition of Contemporary Australian Photography
The Museum of Photographic Arts‘ focus on the Pacific Rim is growing with the opening…
Rare, Giant Sunfish Washes Up on Beach Near Santa Barbara
A rare species of giant sunfish, never previously documented in the Northern Hemisphere, recently washed…
Construction Begins on 15th Littoral Combat Ship Bound for San Diego
Construction of the future USS Canberra, the 30th littoral combat ship and 15th in the…
Giant 25-Nation RIMPAC Naval Exercise Winds Down in the Pacific
The world’s largest international maritime exercise concluded this week after more than a month of…
U.S. Soccer to Host 2018 Para Seven-a-Side Invitational in San Diego
Just as the 2018 FIFA World Cup is winding down, U.S. Soccer announced Monday that it…