Koalas with burned paws

 

Koalas urgently need mittens for their damaged paws following recent wildfires, vets and animal welfare groups say. They live high up in eucalyptus trees and find it difficult to escape the brushfires. http://www.buzzfeed.com/ryanhatesthis/koala-mittens#.psobQnEbB

This is an older article from 2009 (but still relevant) explaining how koalas are gradually dying from stress: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/earth/wildlife/6245190/Australias-koalas-are-dying-of-stress.html 

"Koalas are in diabolical trouble" says researcher Frank Carrick, who heads the Koala Study Program at the University of Queensland.