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The bushfire crisis in NSW has killed more than 2000 koalas and increased the species risk of extinction, a NSW parliamentary inquiry has heard. Wildlife experts are demanding urgent action to limit land clearing and save what's left of their habitat.

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The bushfire crisis in NSW has killed more than 2000 koalas and increased the species risk of extinction, a NSW parliamentary inquiry has heard. Wildlife experts are demanding urgent action to limit land clearing and save what's left of their habitat.

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