An online fundraiser set up for koalas injured in the devastating Australian bushfires has raised more than $1 million Australian dollars ($680,000) towards the rescue and rehabilitation of the animals.
The campaign, launched by Port Macquarie Koala Hospital in New South Wales in late October, had an initial fundraising goal of $25,000 AUD, but by Nov. 21 it had topped the $1 million mark from over 25,000 donors, making it Australia’s largest GoFundMe campaign of the year.
