Tourism on the Australian island went up 15 percent last year, bringing in funds to go toward research and preservation for the island's 12,000 quokkas Tourists don't have to work hard to score a ...

Two years ago, Roger Federer journeyed his way to Rottnest Island just outside of Perth, and history was made. He interacted with a special marsupial species only native to the island, the quokka. His ...

Take a moment to picture the cutest animal you've ever seen. Now, multiply its cuteness factor by about 17 trillion, and you've got the quokka. Dubbed "the happiest animals on earth," quokkas are one ...

A member of a Hollywood dynasty has shared a selfie with one of Australia’s cutest animals on Rottnest Island. Eastwood arrived in WA on Monday after he was picked up by Perth billionaire Laurence ...

Western Australia has instituted a strict crackdown on cruise ships docking at the port of Fremantle in a bid to contain the spreading coronavirus outbreak. Australians will be allowed to disembark, ...

On the far west of the Australian continent, with the limitless Indian Ocean beyond, there is a set of islands whose animals defy all laws of nature. The three islands lie side by side, but each is ...

You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Remove items from your saved list to add more. After spending weeks dodging questions from media, Tourism Minister Paul Papalia has finally ...

ROTTNEST ISLAND, Australia, Jan. 13 (UPI) --Authorities in Western Australia are searching for a quokka that escaped from an island on a garbage barge. The small marsupial, which are native to Western ...

Tourists don’t have to work hard to score a photo op with Rottnest Island‘s quokkas. More than 12,000 of the marsupials roam the Australian island. They’re friendly with people, often approaching ...