Koalas Lose 80% of Habitat in Devastating Australian Bushfires

 The Australian Koala Foundation estimates that over 1,000 koalas have already been killed in the fires. As these animals tend to climb up to treetops during the fire, they find themselves trapped without means of escape. Recently, one woman’s efforts to save a badly burned koala from the blazing fires went viral, sparking an uptake in donations to the Port Macquarie Koala Hospital’s Go Fund Me. And while the public support is generous, there is still bad news for koalas.