Australia Fires Animals Pictures. Nearly half a billion animals in australia's new south wales state have been killed by raging wildfires in the last couple months, and the devastating death toll is expected to rise. The australia wildfires in pictures.
Australia fires the size of manhattan australia fires kill half a billion animals as crisis mounts published: A treated koala lies on the table after being rescued from bushfires on kangaroo island, australia january 13, 2020. With habitats ranging from desert to coral reef, via tropical and temperate rainforests, rivers and grasslands, australia is home to many of the world’s most recognisable animals, including kangaroos, koalas, emus.
Many showgrounds in towns away from the fires have become shelters for large animals like donkeys and horses.
Australia fires were far worse than any prediction during the peak of the crisis in january, scientists had estimated that 1.25 billion animals had been killed in new south wales and victoria alone. The australia wildfires in pictures. Video from rural batlow shows animals that died trying to escape the flames. Some of the animals found here are very unique, and are not found anywhere else in the world.