As images of bushfire-affected koalas on life support are still going viral, the death toll for the marsupials has reached 350 in NSW alone. It’s a crisis which has tugged on the nation’s heartstrings, including Indigenous songwriter Christine Anu. “Of course bushfires will affect the food source, the habitat for koalas,” Anu told HuffPost Australia. Having had the opportunity to see the koalas during her visit to Australia Zoo, Anu said now is the time to continue the discussion around the effects climate change has on the bushfire season. “I really wanted to say, ‘What if this (habitat) disappears because of climate change?’ We’ve got to make good choices and I think that’s what the message is,” she said.

Source: Huffington Post November 18, 2019 20:03 UTC