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‘Silent tragedy’: Koala dies from stranger’s kind bushfire act
The people who tried to help a koala before it died from minor burns in a bushfire may have done more harm than good, a wildlife shelter has revealed … [follow link to original story…]

New York City filled with plush koalas directing locals to donate to bushfire crisis
Toy koalas have been appearing at landmarks around New York City, directing locals to donate to the ongoing bushfire crisis in Australia. [follow link to original story…]

‘A monstrous event’: Bushfires have killed 1.25 billion animals
From koalas screaming as they burned alive to the charred corpse of a young kangaroo enmeshed in a wire fence, this has been a summer of horrors. [follow link to original story…]

Expert says koala population will be able to survive Australia’s catastrophic bushfires
With so much bad news about the millions of animals lost and koala populations being completely decimated, there is at least some good news about … [follow link to original story…]

Koalas are the face of Australian tourism. What now after the fires?
For decades, koalas have featured in Australian tourism advertisements. But when the iconic native animals are vulnerable to climate change and … [follow link to original story…]

More Than Half Of Australia’s Only Chlamydia-Free Koalas Were Killed In Kangaroo Island Bushfires
Kangaroo Island was home to about 50,000 to 60,000 koalas, and early estimates suggest that number may have been halved as a result of the recent … [follow link to original story…]

Irwin Family Hold Back Tears Discussing Tragic Future Of Koalas
Son of our Aussie icon Steve Irwin, Robert has held back tears listening to his mother, Terri share the devastating future of koalas as Australia battles … [follow link to original story…]