Everything has a price

This photo of a lonely and confused koala sitting on the remains of his former home headlined a Treehugger article a few days ago.  Not a good look, and especially not a good international advertisement for Australia.

Of course, nothing is quite so simple.  It is appropriate to acknowledge that the original article quotes both the forestry service and WIRES, describing the responsible protocol of moving wildlife before clear felling.

But equally, it is worth looking harder at the picture, and remembering some basic ecology.