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Auctions
that
Will
make
a
Difference
Photo
cards
include
envelopes.
Sold
in
sets
of
10
photo
cards.
All
profits
go
to
Steve
Irwin's
Wildlife
Warriors
for
conservation
and
wildlife
.
Below
are
the
10
cards
in
the
pack.
ALL
Profits
will
go
towards
find
a
Cure
for
KOALA
RETRO
VIRUS
Koala
retrovirus,
has
been
linked
to
80
per
cent
of
koala
deaths
in
Queensland
zoos,
causing
leukaemia,
lymphoma,
malignant
tumours
and
immune
deficiency
disorders.
Australian
Wildlife
Hospital
research
director
Jon
Hanger
genetically
sequenced
the
retrovirus
in
1999,
and
has
warned
it
could
wipe
out
koalas
in
south-east
Queensland
within
15
years.
"We're
seeing
a
100per
cent
infection
rate
in
the
populations
we're
studying.
On
those
figures,
it
should
be
considered
a
disease
epidemic.
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