This Isn’t Mercy. It’s a Massacre.

Australia has once again confused violence with virtue. This time, it’s in the form of an aerial massacre. Not of invasive species. Not of so-called pests. But of koalas, one of the country’s most iconic and endangered animals.

Around 750 koalas were gunned down from helicopters over Budj Bim National Park in Victoria. Mothers shot from the trees. Joeys …