“The country’s koala populations have been a major victim of the flames, with more than 350 of the marsupials feared killed in a major habitat.”
“Population estimates for koalas, native to Australia, vary widely, from as few as 50,000 to little more than 100,000.”
“Australia is prone to bushfires in its dry, hot summers, but fierce blazes have been sparked early, in the southern spring, by a long drought and soaring temperatures.”
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