A sign of hope for the future of Australian wildlife - meet Ash, the first baby koala born this season at the Australian Reptile Park in central New South Wales. From July 2019 into early 2020, catastrophic bushfires devastated Australia. The University of Sydney estimates over 1 billion animals were killed in the fires, at least 800 million of which were in New South Wales. The park, which shared the news in a May 26 social media post, said that Ash is a sign of hope for the future of Australia's native wildlife. And how adorable she is. :-)
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