According to one estimate, the wildfires that swept through Australia in December and January may have killed as many as 1 billion animals. This koala barely escaped from a bushfire on the central coast of New South Wales and was brought to a rehabilitation center, where he was named Flash. Veterinarians cared for the animal as best they could, but he eventually succumbed to burn-related diseases and died in early February.

This article appeared in the May/June 2020 edition with the headline "Rest in Peace."