Australia's Wildlife Just Can't Catch a Break
by Yessenia Funes on Earther, shared by Brian Kahn to from on (#53ARC)

When flames engulfed the Australian countryside last summer, Thelma Johnson was grateful the winds didn't send the fires her way. She helped found the Southern Highlands Koala Sanctuary, located in Canyonleigh, New South Wales, which was spared by the monstrous bushfires that affected more than 12 million acres in the...