The Project hopes competition will raise big money for underfunded organisations working to protect beloved speciesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastTense competition is brewing between the greater glider and the koala in Australia’s marsupial of the year vote but there are hopes a silky-tailed species that “mates themselves to death” could win over voters and maybe even save it from heading towards extinction.Network Ten’s The Project launched the competition in collaboration with organisations and charities that work with or help preserve the habitat of marsupials, many of them endangered, in a bid to raise funds for them. Continue reading…
Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/sep/11/marsupial-of-the-year-competition-the-project-koala-glider
Author : Rafqa Touma
Publish date : 2024-09-10 15:00:46
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