Big Smile, No Teeth: Looking for that silver lining while the planet burns


Anwen the burnt koala, rescued from a nature reserve in New South Wales, caught the public’s hearts and an online fundraiser for koalas injured in Asutralia’s devastating bushfires topped RM2.8mil last month. But the cute little things are functionally extinct thanks to climate change, among other factors. Photo: Reuters

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