[MCN] Koalas ‘Functionally Extinct’ After Australia Bushfires Destroy 80% Of Their Habitat

[Lance Olsen]

Koalas ‘Functionally Extinct’ After Australia Bushfires Destroy 80% Of Their Habitat <https://news.google.com/articles/CAIiEAB4CjYu0tzIBn1p-TWdrDIqFQgEKg0IACoGCAowrqkBMKBFMMGBAg?hl=en-US&gl=US&ceid=US%3Aen>
As Australia experiences record-breaking drought and bushfires, koala populations have dwindled along with their habitat, leaving them “functionally extinct.”
Forbes <https://news.google.com/publications/CAAqBggKMK6pATCgRQ?hl=en-US&gl=US&ceid=US%3Aen>
Yesterday

Australian koala population hit as wildfires rage | TheHill <https://news.google.com/articles/CBMiamh0dHBzOi8vdGhlaGlsbC5jb20vYmxvZ3MvYmxvZy1icmllZmluZy1yb29tL25ld3MvNDcxODA5LWF1c3RyYWxpYW4ta29hbGEtcG9wdWxhdGlvbi1oaXQtYXMtd2lsZGZpcmVzLXJhZ2XSAW5odHRwczovL3RoZWhpbGwuY29tL2Jsb2dzL2Jsb2ctYnJpZWZpbmctcm9vbS9uZXdzLzQ3MTgwOS1hdXN0cmFsaWFuLWtvYWxhLXBvcHVsYXRpb24taGl0LWFzLXdpbGRmaXJlcy1yYWdlP2FtcA?hl=en-US&gl=US&ceid=US%3Aen>
As historic droughts and brushfires sweep across Australia, koala populations have been decimated, according to some reports.
The Hill
Yesterday
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“ In conversation with a wildlife biologist about this, he said if we level with people about the dangers of the climate situation, they’ll see it as a hopeless cause, throw their arms up in despair and walk away. 

“That’s a real risk.” 

http://mountainjournal.org/conservation-movement-must-change-its-thinking

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