Over the weekend, a series of news reports claiming that koalas are now "functionally extinct" went viral.
The widely-shared reports claimed that Australia's recent bushfires destroyed 80 percent of koala habitat, leaving koalas "functionally extinct" -- a term that describes an animal population that has become so limited that the species can no longer reproduce.
Fortunately for koala fans, these reports are not accurate. But that doesn't mean koalas are doing fine, either. Here's what's going on.
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