Global heating, land clearing and the 'extinction vortex': the fight to save Australia's koalas

A century ago, the sheer volume of koalas meant they were hunted for fur in the hundreds of thousands; today a dwindling population faces threats from continued logging and heatwavesBill Ellis thinks koalas have somehow managed a giant con on the people of the world - one that has made them fodder for countless marketing campaigns with their round, cartoon-like faces."Have you ever seen their skulls?" he asks. "They're long and flat but yet they've got this face that looks cute and cuddly with a baby nose. It appeals to us." Continue reading...