Australia Fires Animals Extinct. The post 7 animals that may be extinct after the australia wildfires appeared first on reader's digest. Some of the species most at risk from australia's bushfire crisis this article is more than 10 months old fires take an enormous toll on wildlife, with huge numbers of mammals.
Australia has identified 113 animal species which will need urgent help after their numbers and habitats were devastated by recent bushfires. Meet five highly endangered animals and plants that researchers worry could face extinction in the wake of the australia fires. A koala is pictured in queensland, australia.
Academics estimate more than half a billion creatures died in the bushfires
The federal environment department has identified more than 100 species that had more than half. Some of the rarest species on earth are threatened by fires scorching their habitats, scientists warn. Australia has identified 113 animal species which will need urgent help after their numbers and habitats were devastated by recent bushfires. The iconic marsupials have an extensive habitat range along australia’s eastern coast, where a large number of bushfires are burning.