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Australia has designated koalas an endangered species in parts of the country in order to boost protections for the marsupials amid bushfires and other environmental threats, minister for the environment Sussan Ley announced Friday.
Why it matters: Australia's bushfires killed, wounded or displaced over 61,000 koalas in the 2019-20 season alone. Conservationist groups have criticized the Australian government for failing to address the risks to their habitat.
