Thread by @Bec_Carman

THREAD: 🐨💚🐨💚🐨#KoalasNotCoal 🐨💚🐨💚🐨

Glad to see concerted effort to ensure wildlife that have survived #AustralianBushfires also survive in the aftermath. I❤️#OperationRockWallaby

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@GretaThunberg @ProfTerryHughes @BindiIrwin @HamillHimself @luckytran @bethsawin @leahstokes @buiviethien @KribBKK @martinfredras @schipper_lisa @AlexandriaV2005 @ap4ca At home, and abroad, people have been moved by the plight of our gorgeous Australian wildlife and are reaching out to help. Because … hello… what could be more adorable than this??

(Sadly, all these joeys are orphans from the #AustralianBushfiresDisaster.)

@GretaThunberg @ProfTerryHughes @BindiIrwin @HamillHimself @luckytran @bethsawin @leahstokes @buiviethien @KribBKK @martinfredras @schipper_lisa @AlexandriaV2005 @ap4ca @ExtinctionR @XRebellionAus @MikeHudema @EricHolthaus @chandlerpowell9 @ClimateReality @AlongsideWild @Law4ClimateAus @DocsEnvAus @SameeraSavarala Make no mistake: this is a massive ecological disaster that may push many species to extinction. In Victoria, one of the states most ravaged by #AustralianBushfiresDisaster, look at the cases reported to @wildlife_vic in December. Yes – that’s for ONE MONTH!

@GretaThunberg @ProfTerryHughes @BindiIrwin @HamillHimself @luckytran @bethsawin @leahstokes @buiviethien @KribBKK @martinfredras @schipper_lisa @AlexandriaV2005 @ap4ca @ExtinctionR @XRebellionAus @MikeHudema @EricHolthaus @chandlerpowell9 @ClimateReality @AlongsideWild @Law4ClimateAus @DocsEnvAus @SameeraSavarala @wildlife_vic @billmckibben @BillHareClimate @TheAusInstitute @AustraliaZoo @Michelle_Tapper @astro_luca @havenruthie @jean_hinchliffe @AnimalPlanet @serenawilliams The 1 billion number you’ve seen referenced in news is considered CONSERVATIVE. In the state of New South Wales alone, about 1000 animal and plant species were at risk of extinction PRIOR to the 2019 #AustralianBushfiresDisaster.

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@GretaThunberg @ProfTerryHughes @BindiIrwin @HamillHimself @luckytran @bethsawin @leahstokes @buiviethien @KribBKK @martinfredras @schipper_lisa @AlexandriaV2005 @ap4ca @ExtinctionR @XRebellionAus @MikeHudema @EricHolthaus @chandlerpowell9 @ClimateReality @AlongsideWild @Law4ClimateAus @DocsEnvAus @SameeraSavarala @wildlife_vic @billmckibben @BillHareClimate @TheAusInstitute @AustraliaZoo @Michelle_Tapper @astro_luca @havenruthie @jean_hinchliffe @AnimalPlanet @serenawilliams Wildlife refuges are overflowing. Trained carers are working overtime. But for every heartwarming rescue you hear of, there are hundreds of much grimmer cases. I’m not going to post those images. They are too traumatic.

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@GretaThunberg @ProfTerryHughes @BindiIrwin @HamillHimself @luckytran @bethsawin @leahstokes @buiviethien @KribBKK @martinfredras @schipper_lisa @AlexandriaV2005 @ap4ca @ExtinctionR @XRebellionAus @MikeHudema @EricHolthaus @chandlerpowell9 @ClimateReality @AlongsideWild @Law4ClimateAus @DocsEnvAus @SameeraSavarala @wildlife_vic @billmckibben @BillHareClimate @TheAusInstitute @AustraliaZoo @Michelle_Tapper @astro_luca @havenruthie @jean_hinchliffe @AnimalPlanet @serenawilliams @BagalueSunab @BecSusanGill @Beccabluesky @AlanaCraigen @jamisonervin @KHayhoe @blkahn @louis_da_costa_ @keti_chachibaia @KetanJ0 Livestock on farms – already weakened by prolonged droughts that have contributed to severity of current #AustralianBushfires – are also suffering. Historic bloodlines are under threat.

The #climatecrisis = #bushfirecrisis

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@GretaThunberg @ProfTerryHughes @BindiIrwin @HamillHimself @luckytran @bethsawin @leahstokes @buiviethien @KribBKK @martinfredras @schipper_lisa @AlexandriaV2005 @ap4ca @ExtinctionR @XRebellionAus @MikeHudema @EricHolthaus @chandlerpowell9 @ClimateReality @AlongsideWild @Law4ClimateAus @DocsEnvAus @SameeraSavarala @wildlife_vic @billmckibben @BillHareClimate @TheAusInstitute @AustraliaZoo @Michelle_Tapper @astro_luca @havenruthie @jean_hinchliffe @AnimalPlanet @serenawilliams @BagalueSunab @BecSusanGill @Beccabluesky @AlanaCraigen @jamisonervin @KHayhoe @blkahn @louis_da_costa_ @keti_chachibaia @KetanJ0 @JeromeFosterII @GlobalEcoGuy @GeraldKutney @GeorgeMgoblue07 @ClareSaxon So thank you to EVERYONE doing what they can to support recovery efforts from the #AustralianBushfires. 🙏

Kudos to the police in #PortDouglas who breathalysed drivers opposite a lemonade stand raising $$ for #bushfire relief. 😁

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Pic via @7NewsAustralia

@GretaThunberg @ProfTerryHughes @BindiIrwin @HamillHimself @luckytran @bethsawin @leahstokes @buiviethien @KribBKK @martinfredras @schipper_lisa @AlexandriaV2005 @ap4ca @ExtinctionR @XRebellionAus @MikeHudema @EricHolthaus @chandlerpowell9 @ClimateReality @AlongsideWild @Law4ClimateAus @DocsEnvAus @SameeraSavarala @wildlife_vic @billmckibben @BillHareClimate @TheAusInstitute @AustraliaZoo @Michelle_Tapper @astro_luca @havenruthie @jean_hinchliffe @AnimalPlanet @serenawilliams @BagalueSunab @BecSusanGill @Beccabluesky @AlanaCraigen @jamisonervin @KHayhoe @blkahn @louis_da_costa_ @keti_chachibaia @KetanJ0 @JeromeFosterII @GlobalEcoGuy @GeraldKutney @GeorgeMgoblue07 @ClareSaxon @7NewsAustralia Kudos to the makeshift rescues being set up so that orphaned babies do not need to be euthanised.

https://twitter.com/Bec_Carman/status/1215423494390996992

@GretaThunberg @ProfTerryHughes @BindiIrwin @HamillHimself @luckytran @bethsawin @leahstokes @buiviethien @KribBKK @martinfredras @schipper_lisa @AlexandriaV2005 @ap4ca @ExtinctionR @XRebellionAus @MikeHudema @EricHolthaus @chandlerpowell9 @ClimateReality @AlongsideWild @Law4ClimateAus @DocsEnvAus @SameeraSavarala @wildlife_vic @billmckibben @BillHareClimate @TheAusInstitute @AustraliaZoo @Michelle_Tapper @astro_luca @havenruthie @jean_hinchliffe @AnimalPlanet @serenawilliams @BagalueSunab @BecSusanGill @Beccabluesky @AlanaCraigen @jamisonervin @KHayhoe @blkahn @louis_da_costa_ @keti_chachibaia @KetanJ0 @JeromeFosterII @GlobalEcoGuy @GeraldKutney @GeorgeMgoblue07 @ClareSaxon @7NewsAustralia A special shout-out to my cousin, CJ, who specialises in rescuing and caring for #flyingfoxes. 👊💚🦇

#AustralianBushfiresDisaster

@GretaThunberg @ProfTerryHughes @BindiIrwin @HamillHimself @luckytran @bethsawin @leahstokes @buiviethien @KribBKK @martinfredras @schipper_lisa @AlexandriaV2005 @ap4ca @ExtinctionR @XRebellionAus @MikeHudema @EricHolthaus @chandlerpowell9 @ClimateReality @AlongsideWild @Law4ClimateAus @DocsEnvAus @SameeraSavarala @wildlife_vic @billmckibben @BillHareClimate @TheAusInstitute @AustraliaZoo @Michelle_Tapper @astro_luca @havenruthie @jean_hinchliffe @AnimalPlanet @serenawilliams @BagalueSunab @BecSusanGill @Beccabluesky @AlanaCraigen @jamisonervin @KHayhoe @blkahn @louis_da_costa_ @keti_chachibaia @KetanJ0 @JeromeFosterII @GlobalEcoGuy @GeraldKutney @GeorgeMgoblue07 @ClareSaxon @7NewsAustralia For those overseas:
1.Please only donate to reputable organisations for the #AustralianBushfiresDisaster.
2.No, you can’t adopt a koala. Trust me - if you could, I would already be a crazy koala lady with 1,000 in my home.

@GretaThunberg @ProfTerryHughes @BindiIrwin @HamillHimself @luckytran @bethsawin @leahstokes @buiviethien @KribBKK @martinfredras @schipper_lisa @AlexandriaV2005 @ap4ca @ExtinctionR @XRebellionAus @MikeHudema @EricHolthaus @chandlerpowell9 @ClimateReality @AlongsideWild @Law4ClimateAus @DocsEnvAus @SameeraSavarala @wildlife_vic @billmckibben @BillHareClimate @TheAusInstitute @AustraliaZoo @Michelle_Tapper @astro_luca @havenruthie @jean_hinchliffe @AnimalPlanet @serenawilliams @BagalueSunab @BecSusanGill @Beccabluesky @AlanaCraigen @jamisonervin @KHayhoe @blkahn @louis_da_costa_ @keti_chachibaia @KetanJ0 @JeromeFosterII @GlobalEcoGuy @GeraldKutney @GeorgeMgoblue07 @ClareSaxon @7NewsAustralia For those in Oz:
1. Don’t feel obliged to rescue injured wildlife – use the hotlines.
2. Keep pets indoors.
3. Make sure swimming pools & water bowls have “lifelines” so wildlife can get out (see pic).
4. If you have space, many refuges need places to store bulkier nest boxes.

@GretaThunberg @ProfTerryHughes @BindiIrwin @HamillHimself @luckytran @bethsawin @leahstokes @buiviethien @KribBKK @martinfredras @schipper_lisa @AlexandriaV2005 @ap4ca @ExtinctionR @XRebellionAus @MikeHudema @EricHolthaus @chandlerpowell9 @ClimateReality @AlongsideWild @Law4ClimateAus @DocsEnvAus @SameeraSavarala @wildlife_vic @billmckibben @BillHareClimate @TheAusInstitute @AustraliaZoo @Michelle_Tapper @astro_luca @havenruthie @jean_hinchliffe @AnimalPlanet @serenawilliams @BagalueSunab @BecSusanGill @Beccabluesky @AlanaCraigen @jamisonervin @KHayhoe @blkahn @louis_da_costa_ @keti_chachibaia @KetanJ0 @JeromeFosterII @GlobalEcoGuy @GeraldKutney And take advantage of the excellent resources of @BirdlifeOz, @wildlife_vic, @WildlifeCouncil and others for guidance on feeding and treating wildlife.

The #climatechrisis is exacerbating the #bushfirecrisis. Let's try to also avoid an #extinctioncrisis.

@GretaThunberg @ProfTerryHughes @BindiIrwin @HamillHimself @luckytran @bethsawin @leahstokes @buiviethien @KribBKK @martinfredras @schipper_lisa @AlexandriaV2005 @ap4ca @ExtinctionR @XRebellionAus @MikeHudema @EricHolthaus @chandlerpowell9 @ClimateReality @AlongsideWild @Law4ClimateAus @DocsEnvAus @SameeraSavarala @wildlife_vic @billmckibben @BillHareClimate @TheAusInstitute @AustraliaZoo @Michelle_Tapper @astro_luca @havenruthie @jean_hinchliffe @AnimalPlanet @serenawilliams @BagalueSunab @BecSusanGill @Beccabluesky @AlanaCraigen @jamisonervin @KHayhoe @blkahn @louis_da_costa_ @keti_chachibaia @KetanJ0 @JeromeFosterII @GlobalEcoGuy @GeraldKutney @BirdlifeOz @WildlifeCouncil @ECOWARRIORSS Here's a few to start with:

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#AustralianBushfiresDisaster
#ThereIsNoPlanetB
#ClimateEmergency

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@GretaThunberg @ProfTerryHughes @BindiIrwin @HamillHimself @luckytran @bethsawin @leahstokes @buiviethien @KribBKK @martinfredras @schipper_lisa @AlexandriaV2005 @ap4ca @ExtinctionR @XRebellionAus @MikeHudema @EricHolthaus @chandlerpowell9 @ClimateReality @AlongsideWild @Law4ClimateAus @DocsEnvAus @SameeraSavarala @wildlife_vic @billmckibben @BillHareClimate @TheAusInstitute @AustraliaZoo @Michelle_Tapper @astro_luca @havenruthie @jean_hinchliffe @AnimalPlanet @serenawilliams @BagalueSunab @BecSusanGill @Beccabluesky @AlanaCraigen @jamisonervin @KHayhoe @blkahn @louis_da_costa_ @keti_chachibaia @KetanJ0 @JeromeFosterII Apology for missing photo credits.
From top left:💔Rescued bats at @AustraliaZoo (c) @BindiIrwin 💔#OperationRockWallaby via @Matt_KeanMP 💔Sheep in Bega, NSW: (c) Alkis Konstantinidis @Reuters 💔Simon Adamczyk w. koala on #KangarooIsland (c) @davidmariuz

@GretaThunberg @ProfTerryHughes @BindiIrwin @HamillHimself @luckytran @bethsawin @leahstokes @buiviethien @KribBKK @martinfredras @schipper_lisa @AlexandriaV2005 @ap4ca @ExtinctionR @XRebellionAus @MikeHudema @EricHolthaus @chandlerpowell9 @ClimateReality @AlongsideWild @Law4ClimateAus @DocsEnvAus @SameeraSavarala @wildlife_vic @billmckibben @BillHareClimate @TheAusInstitute @AustraliaZoo @Michelle_Tapper @astro_luca @havenruthie @jean_hinchliffe @AnimalPlanet @serenawilliams @BagalueSunab @BecSusanGill @Beccabluesky @AlanaCraigen @jamisonervin @KHayhoe @blkahn @louis_da_costa_ @keti_chachibaia @KetanJ0 @JeromeFosterII @Matt_KeanMP From top left:💔Food/water drop via #CentralCoastWildlifeSearchandRescue
💔Koala in arms of volunteer fire fighter via @nrmainsurance 💔Koala treated at #KangarooIslandWildlifepark (c) @GettyImages 💔Wombat in NSW © #WolterPeeters for @smh @GettyImages

#KoalasNotCoal