Koalas have become global face of Australian bushfire crisis

dawning situation in Australia is impossible to igre as devastating bushfires have triggered extreme heatwaves in country. Australia is battling one of hottest days of season with temperatures rising up to 40-degree Celcius. current atmosphere down under has me life harder for wildlife living in affected areas. Capital city Canberra h banned fireworks from its official New Year's Eve celebration but Prime Minister Scott Morrison allowwd it to happen in Sydney. decision of Scott Morrison to celebrate New Year's Eve with fireworks has attracted a lot of backlash from Australian citizens.

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global face of Australian bushfire

If re is one indigeus creature that has become global face of current crisis, y are Koalas. Australia is kwn for its kangaroos, but Koalas have taken center st in ongoing crisis and have become global face for Australia. Koalas have suffered most in ongoing bushfires across Australia. It is believed that at least 8,000 koalas have lost ir lives during current bushfire season and up to one-third of ir habitat on rth coast of state may have fled due to rampaging blaze. 

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Thousands of hectares of koala habitat across rrn New South Wales and souast Queensland have been ravd in recent bushfires. Koalas have been identified as endangered species in Queensland, New South Wales and it is largely due to habitat clearing. It's t just Koalas but experts from University of Sydney fear around 480 million animals, including 8,000 koalas have been killed in blaze.

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About five million hectares (12.35 million acres) of land have burned nationwide over past few months, with 12 people confirmed de and more than 1,000 homes destroyed. More than 120 bushfires are still ablaze across state including eight at an emergency level and crews have been concerned that some blazes in Victoria could jump border into New South Wales fuelled by a sourly wind.

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