Bushfires are devastating Australia — and decimating the koala population
A koala named Paul from Lake Innes Nature Reserve being treated for burns at the Port Macquarie Koala Hospital on November 29, 2019 in Port Macquarie, Australia. Volunteers from the Koala Hospital have been working alongside National Parks and Wildlife Service crews searching for koalas following weeks of devastating bushfires across New South Wales and Queensland. Koalas rescued from fire grounds have been brought back to the hospital for treatment.
Ecologists estimate that nearly half a billion animals have died as a result of the bushfires. In New South Wales, one of the most affected regions, an, have perished in the blaze. Koals have been disproportionately affected in part because they are slower-moving creatures, making it more difficult for them to escape the fires. Disturbingly, the fact that they primarily eat eucalyptus, a plant whose leaves contain highly flammable oils, also plays a role, Nature Conservation Council ecologist
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