Absolutely gutted by this news. My heart aches for these koalas. We are in a climate emergency. “Functional extinction is when a population becomes so limited that they no longer play a significant role in their ecosystem and the population becomes no longer viable.”https://twitter.com/billmckibben/status/1198375629638586373 …
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Emily Cunningham Retweeted Dr. Lucky Tran
Update on koalas:
"It's unlikely koalas will be going extinct in Australia overall, however we're seeing more local populations being wiped out. Still heartbreaking
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Hey #climatetwitter: On koala's being "functionally extinct", I wanted to highlight the science. TLDR; It's unlikely koalas will be going extinct in Australia overall, however we're seeing more local populations being wiped out. Still heartbreaking
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2203655-no-koalas-are-not-functionally-extinct-but-they-are-in-trouble/#ixzz669JONx8Ohttps://www.newscientist.com/article/2203655-no-koalas-are-not-functionally-extinct-but-they-are-in-trouble/ …
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2203655-no-koalas-are-not-functionally-extinct-but-they-are-in-trouble/#ixzz669JONx8Ohttps://www.newscientist.com/article/2203655-no-koalas-are-not-functionally-extinct-but-they-are-in-trouble/ …
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