Australian charity flooded with koala mittens after bushfire appeal

They are now asking the public to sew pouches for young kangaroos orphaned by an Adelaide bushfire.

Australian charity flooded with koala mittens after bushfire appeal

Last week, an Australian charity put out a call for what they thought would be a local campaign helping wildlife affected by a bushfire in Adelaide. The International Fund for Animal Welfare asked people to sew cotton mittens, which would then be used to protect the koalas' burnt paws.

The charity was then inundated with thousands of cotton mittens for the injured koalas after the campaign went viral and say they were not expecting the success of the campaign:

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