'Functionally Extinct' Koalas Have Now Lost 80% of Habitat Following Recent Fires, Experts Say

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By Jordan DavidsonNov 25, 2019, 11:47 am124 pts
The recent Australian brushfires and extended drought have decimated the koala population to the point where it may be "functionally extinct," according to an expert at the Australian Koala Foundation, as the Daily Mail in the UK reported. None Functionally extinct means the population has become so limited…

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