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Koalas likely burnt alive in a Mount Richmond National Park during Victorian department's planned burn

South-west Victorian koalas are most comfortable in the canopy of a manna gum trees. (Supplied: Bimbi Park)

A state environment department says it is "disappointed" that at least two koalas were likely burnt alive during a planned burn in a south-west Victorian national park at the weekend after shocking images of charred koalas were released by Friends of the Earth.

Warning: This article contains images that some readers may find distressing.

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