Koalas have been the face of the Australian bushfires, with images and videos of these marsupials being left homeless, dehydrated and injured. Already at risk of becoming endangered, up to thousands more of the local koala population have been decimated by the recent bushfires.

<p><a href="https://www.lonelyplanet.com/articles/koala-bushfires-australia">Koalas have been the face of the Australian bushfires</a>, with images and videos of these marsupials being left homeless, dehydrated and injured. Already at risk of becoming endangered, up to <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/nov/26/koala-factcheck-australian-bushfires-survival-species-at-stake">thousands more of the local koala population have been decimated by the recent bushfires</a>.</p>

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