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As Australia experiences record-breaking drought and bushfires, koala populations have dwindled along with their habitat, leaving one group claiming the species is “functionally extinct,” though not all koala experts accept this claim.
The chairman of the Australian Koala Foundation, Deborah Tabart, estimates that over 1,000 koalas have been killed from the fires and that 80 percent of their habitat has been destroyed.
A good Samaritan this kind lady who risked her life to save another
This woman saved a koala badly burnt in our Australia’s recent bush fires by taking the shirt off her back and wrapping the precious animal in it.
Awesome lady, thank you!pic.twitter.com/Sg2Q9sqdhQ
— Angie Karan Ⓥ
(@angie_karan) November 20, 2019
Recent bushfires, along with prolonged drought and deforestation has led to koalas becoming “functionally extinct” according to the Australian Koala Foundation. However, some researchers call into question that prediction, noting how difficult it is to measure total koala populations and populations could be a much larger than estimated by the AKF.
By Trevor Nace | 23 Nov 2019
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