Progress

In 2019, the bushfires in Australia caused a significant decrease in the population of koalas.  According to environment.sa.gov.au, there was an estimated total of fewer than 43,000 koalas living in Australia, According to theguardian.com, 61,000 koalas were killed, plus the extra 4,000 koalas that are killed each year due to dogs and cars, according to savethekoalas.com. Despite these negative statistics, there has been a sign of progression in the population of koalas after the 2019 bushfires. According to environment.sa.gov.au, in parts of South Australia, koala populations are stable, and increasing. This is a good sign because the numbers are not decreasing, and increasing instead, which is good because we want the koalas taken away from us in the bushfires to be put back in numbers to that same population. Although this may take a long time, it is not impossible, and is highly likely that at some point, we will see a significant increase in population.