The Wider Image: From disease to bushfires, Australia's iconic koalas face bleak future
Smudge, a dog who is trained to follow the scent of koala droppings, stands during a population density survey conducted by not-for-profit conservation organisation Science for Wildlife, in a habitat that was burnt in a bushfire, in the Greater Blue Mountains World Heritage Area, near Jenolan, Australia, September 14, 2020. REUTERS/Loren Elliott SEARCH "KOALAS ELLIOTT" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES