The Wider Image: From disease to bushfires, Australia's iconic koalas face bleak future
John Stark, who volunteers for the animal rescue agency, Wildlife Information, Rescue and Education Service, also knows as WIRES, releases a rescued koala named Ernie back into the wild, following medical treatment for chlamydia, where one of his eyes had to be removed, in Grose Vale, Sydney, Australia, July 25, 2020. REUTERS/Loren Elliott SEARCH "KOALAS ELLIOTT" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES