How Mankind Hunted Koalas to the Brink of Extinction

Published 13 Nov 2017, 17:21 GMT, Updated 28 Sep 2018, 11:43 BST

When we almost extinct the Koalas

When we almost extinct the Koalas

On Save the Koala Day we look back to a time when fur hunters pushed the koala to the brink of extinction.

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