In 1994, Steve and Terri Irwin purchased nearly 1,400 hectares of depleted farmland in Blackbutt, Queensland, to repel a forest and make a roof to Australia's iconic marsupials, according to the Australian Zoo. At the time, no one was talking about extinction for these animals, but their woods were already receding under chainsaws and urban sprawl. Three decades later, the restoration of koala habitat on this property, called Ironbark Station, s…
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In 1994, Steve and Terri Irwin purchased nearly 1,400 hectares of depleted farmland in Blackbutt, Queensland, to repel a forest and make a roof to Australia's iconic marsupials, according to the Australian Zoo. At the time, no one was talking about extinction for these animals, but their woods were already receding under chainsaws and urban sprawl. Three decades later, the restoration of koala habitat on this property, called Ironbark Station, s…