The teenager determined to save koalas from extinction | 7.30

The koala is an icon Australian animal, but its numbers have been rapidly declining in recent decades. Earlier this year the Koala Foundation declared the marsupials were "functionally extinct", meaning there's a risk that future generations may not be reproduced. 7.30 meets a teenager who's determined to do her part to help save the animals she loves.

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