An estimated 1,000 koalas have been killed by flames, and as much as 80% of their habitat has been destroyed by record-breaking fires and drought.At work, Morgan Philpott cares for sick children. In his off-hours the Australian pediatric nurse turns his attention to an equally defenseless group: unwell koalas.
The pervasive infection among the koalas, blazing bushfires, drought, logging of forests and urban encroachment of their habitat are some of the many destructive forces that continue to threaten their survival. These forces, a government report warned in June, could make Australia's symbolic animal extinct in New South Wales -- the nation's most populous state -- by 2050.
In New South Wales, at least 5,000 koalas were killed in the fires that burned 80% of the Blue Mountains World Heritage Area and 24% of koala habitat on public land, the government's June report said. "The rate of tree-clearing and loss of habitats behind all of the other factors that threaten them in those developed areas which include domestic dog attacks and vehicle strikes," said Kellie Leigh, head of Science for Wildlife, a non-profit conservation organization, before releasing a koala mother and its joey onto a charred tree sprouting green chutes in the Kanangra-Boyd National Park, about 200 km west of Sydney.
This is very sad! Humans are so damn greedy! We are killing off so many species including ourselves!
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They’re not delicious and they do not make good pets who needs them anyway
Eucalyptus trees in Bay Area (SF)— presidio, Berkeley.
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Logging properly is the easiest thing to stopping with!
Humans suck
I heard it since I can remember myself, 39 years appr. People who predicted it mostly dead now, current predictors will die before koalas too.
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these guys look innocent don’t do that to them
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It would be criminal to let these go extinct.
Let them extinct, they serve no purpose
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The same applies to human beings.
We have to save them!!!
Jeff Bezos, Oprah, Bill Gates, Prince Harry/Mm, Ellen D, and many more. Help out? Actually do something? Your mega big bucks.
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The world is looking at us for leadership….
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wow cute
Awwww poor babies.....
Joe Biden has a dismal track record. He is a confirmed criminal that has taken millions from China & Russia. Everything he does turns to shit. MSM, Twitter & Facebook confirm the allegations by censoring it. Over the next few days the shit will hit the fan. Put Biden in jail!
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Lets take care of my spirit family.....
celestebarber_ Our corrupt Premier GladysB is now known as the KoalaKiller
Why can't we help them?
This is my favorite animal. We must save them.
How devastating that would be
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Don’t care
GhinaNahfawi this is so sad :( 💔
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greta ABC will soon be extinct but koalas will remain I want GStephanopoulos pilloried in public!
Their only contribution to the universe seems to be looking cute, but there’s plenty of video of them, so I’m not sure why this should matter to me.
I wonder who will become extinct first Koalas or ABC journalists?
TedMcdonnell No help whatsoever from the ppl we pay very handsomely to protect habitat & ensure they thrive. We're watching the thylacine all over again & ppl smart enough to know better are facilitating this extinction. 😔
Noooo!
They should have gone extinct decades ago. They chose the wrong evolution bonuses and are getting punished for it.
They are notoriously difficult to relocate as a species too. Around 60% of relocated Koalas perish.
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Well, if we keep voting idiots to run countries, we could all be extinct pretty soon.
What destructive greedy monsters we are. This is heartbreaking
So do we all
This breaks my heart
We are sucking major ass right now fellow humans. Let’s get our shit together, shall we?
You can thank the leftist arsonists!
the government should have captive breeding programs in place to repopulate after disasters.
Becoming “exinct” lol that’s because they never existed
We are living through one of the fastest mass extinction periods in the history of the world, and humans believe we are immune. Let's see how that plays out.
So be it.
Do a tiny bit of research: koalas are total morons and the fact they’ve made it this far is a miracle
That's sad
Terrible & with Trump the environment can get worse. MEDIA TELL IT LIKE IT IS THURSDAY. He'll own you if not, he calls you fake. nytimes washingtonpost CBSNews NBCNews CBSNews CNN MaddowBlog MSNBC azcentral MiamiHerald TB_Times orlandosentinel palmbeachpost climate
this is not japonase whaling is nt it !? What's happening here ? Australia!!!!
So unfortunate
In your lifetime for sure, White people are responsible for the destruction of the entire planet. Everything is as is bcos of yol
Humans becoming extinct, cool.
Damn. Thought this was an article about the GOP
No way .. please ... I will bread some if I can 🙏😟
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