Imagine a dark and cruel world without the warmth and love radiat- ing from the existence of Koala bears and Kangaroos! A world without these beloved animals would indeed be dreadful.

With Australia’s native animals becoming endangered due to the lethal bushfires that are currently taking over, we might just have to face such a bleak future.

Some staff members and students in Alief are taking initiative by volunteering to crochet joey pouches and nests for the animals rescued from the fires.

Kerr High School student Michelle Nguyen was fast to reach out as soon as she heard the news.

“I found out about it through schoology and how there was an animal rescue organization that was collecting this stuff,” she said.

However even though some students like Nguyen were eager
to offer their hand, or hook, in any way, this is still not an event that many people are aware about.

When asking around, many students said they had heard of news about the fires through social media but had no idea about the endangered animals, let alone what they could do to help out.

This is understandable as Australia is thousands of miles away and the horrific events that have occurred recently over there have not impacted us in nearly the same ways. However to those who have even the slightest appreciation towards the environment are aware of the devastation that comes with the potential extinction of a whole species. So what can we do about it?

Honestly, not much unless we pack our bags and move to Australia to join an animal res- cue group dedicated to the welfare of endangered species, which is likely an unrealistic plan for many students here.

So going back to the knitting and crocheting, although it isn’t much, just imagine, the joey pouch someone spent hours crocheting, was finally able to make its way to Australia, bringing warmth to an abandoned baby koala.