Fighting to save Australia's koalas
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The Times
4 • 1.5K Ratings
🗓️ 24 March 2020
⏱️ 25 minutes
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Summary
Will the iconic koala be able to survive after Australia's recent bushfires left the country's vast wildlife population in peril?
Guest: Bernard Lagan, Australia Correspondent at The Times
Host: Manveen Rana
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| 0:00.0 | Hello, it's Manveen here. I know a lot of people are feeling anxious and worried at the moment |
| 0:07.7 | as we all try to adapt to the new normal. We will continue to bring you stories from our trusted Times and Sunday Times journalists over the coming weeks and months on the coronavirus, including a bonus episode today. |
| 0:21.0 | But, if you want a break from COVID-19, then we'll also be bringing you other stories of our |
| 0:27.2 | times from all over the world, including this one. We hear how one of Australia's much loved animals could soon be endangered. |
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| 0:58.0 | T's and C's apply. as the Black Summer. You wake up of the morning, even before you got |
| 1:10.5 | out of bed you could smell the smoke. Australia's bushfire season may have faded from the headlines, |
| 1:16.0 | but the devastation continues |
| 1:18.1 | with the last fires only going out this month. |
| 1:21.8 | How can we lose the koala? |
| 1:24.4 | Criminal. |
| 1:25.4 | If we keep going with these hot dry summers, no wildlife are going to cope with that. |
| 1:30.0 | Is climate change destroying Australia's wildlife? |
| 1:33.4 | This is stories of our times, |
| 1:35.8 | from the Times and the Sunday Times. |
| 1:38.0 | I'm Manving Rana. |
| 1:39.6 | Today, fighting to save Australia's koalas. |
| 1:43.0 | So my name is Bernard Legan. |
| 1:50.0 | I work as the Times Correspondent in Sydney, Australia, and I also cover New Zealand and the |
| 1:58.6 | Pacific. |
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