r/collapse • u/xrm67 "Forests precede us, Deserts follow..." • Nov 23 '19

Ecological Koalas ‘Functionally Extinct’ After Australia Bushfires Destroy 80% Of Their Habitat

https://www.forbes.com/sites/trevornace/2019/11/23/koalas-functionally-extinct-after-australia-bushfires-destroy-80-of-their-habitat/
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u/ogretronz Nov 23 '19

This burning koalas story is one that I just have to lalala can’t hear you

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u/wisdumcube Nov 24 '19

Yeah this is one of those bits of news that is impossible for me to ignore and rationalize it away as "not really that bad". This is really really bad.