The five: risks posed by wildfires
by Annabel Martin from Technology | The Guardian on (#4X5S8)
The world over, species, landscapes and natural resources are threatened by seemingly untamable wildfires
The Australian Koala Foundation has declared koalas to be "functionally extinct", after fears of 2,000 of them being killed as more than 100 bushfires struck south-eastern Australia. However, the claim has been criticised since there are still an estimated 15,000-28,000 koalas in New South Wales. Even so, it is believed that the species will be extinct by 2050 if its habitat is continually undermined.
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