Online fundraiser for bushfire-hit koalas reaches Aus$1 million

An online fundraiser for koalas who suffered plight of devastating bushfires of Australia reached levels of Aus$1 million ($680,000) on vember 21 making campaign Australia's largest marketing campaign as reflected by GoFundMe. devastating bushfires perished several Koalas in region of New South Wales.

Fundraiser tops with Aus$1 million

Port Macquarie Koala Hospital launched a crowdfunding web p to supply funds to automated water-consuming stations for wild koalas which, after receiving funding, reached a mark of  Aus$1 million. re were more than 20,000 individuals from America, France, and England who donated for cause. donation received was tremendous as compared to initial aim of   wildlife charity 'Help Thirsty Koalas Devastated by Recent Fires.' 

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Funds raised to help firefighters and people in distress

GoFundMe stated that “ wildlife charity’s Help Thirsty Koalas Devastated by Recent Fires drive, which h a preliminary aim of simply Aus$25,000, bought extra donations than some or marketing campaign in Australia this year”. platform is considered among 700 bushfire-related fundraisers. One of platforms was able to raise  Aus$60,000 in order to help firefighters combat blazes and also help people in distress. 

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Fundraise for koalas

Australians have raised nearly $140,000 through an online fundraiser to protect one of country's iconic animals, koala on vember 11. wildlife authorities informed global media that due to fires, hundreds of genetically diverse Koalas have perished. Rural Fire Service of New South Wales region (NSW RFS) said that due to bushfires at least 150 houses in eastern Australia have been destroyed, three people are reported to be de, seven are still missing and almost 30 people h been wounded.

Wendy Afford who started fundraiser believes that it was just one way to help survival of koalas and or wildlife by providing access to water to reduce furr deaths from dehydration. money raised will be distributed among drinking stations in fire-affected areas, and if more money is raised, y might even transfer funds to Koala habitat across state. Port Macquarie Koala Hospital which is responsible for taking care of Koalas declared it a national trdy. funds, however, will be very helpful in protecting Koala's who are still alive. A lightning strike on October 27 instigated a bushfire in an area that is critical to unique Koala population, which is 400km rth of Sydney. 

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