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Brit TV reporter tricked into wearing armour and goggles to hold harmless koala after being told it’s ‘highly dangerous’

A BRITISH TV reporter was tricked into believing a koala was a lethal 'drop bear' - that could kill her at any moment.

Debi Edward, ITV News’ Asia correspondent, was fooled by the Australian crew who worked with her while filming on Australia's Kangaroo Island on Saturday.

ITV News reporter Debi Edward is tricked into wearing body armour and safety goggles to hold a Koala during report on bushfires - after camera crew tells her it's a 'really vicious' bear with poisonous fangsCredit: Sean Mulcarhy/Facebook
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The species could soon be classified as endangered, as so many have been killed by the bushfires tearing through the country.

The worrying news comes as the country's environment minister Sussan Ley said the animals have taken an "extraordinary hit" in recent weeks.

The wildfires are thought to have killed off a third of Australia's Koala population.

Debi soon joins the team in laughing ast the hilarious prank, which was done to raise awareness of the estimated 40,000 koalas killed by busfires on Kangaroo IslandCredit: Sean Mulcarhy/Facebook
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