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Australia fires animals extinct. The hundreds of fires racing across Australia have captured the worlds attention and left an indelible scar on the continent with at least 27 human lives lost 15 million acres consumed and nearly 2000 homes destroyed. An animal rescuer carries a kangaroo burned in a bushfire. CNN Nearly three billion animals were killed or displaced by Australias devastating bushfires -- almost triple the figure estimated in.
More than 25 million acres has already been burned. Academics estimate more than half a billion creatures died in the bushfires. Thousands of Koalas are believed.
The breakdown is 143 million mammals 246 billion. Millions of animals are dying from the Australian fires and the environment will suffer for years to come By Jessie Yeung CNN Updated 0042 GMT 0842 HKT January 9 2020. The devastation from the Australia wildfires has reportedly wiped out a billion animals leading to what one scientist describes as an extinction crisis.
The International Union for Conservation of Nature has labeled the Kangaroo Island dunnart located only on Southern Australias Kangaroo Island as critically endangered There were an estimated fewer than 500 animals before the fires according to the Australian government. Australias extinction rate for mammals is already the highest in the world but there are growing fears this years bushfires could cause localised extinctions. Its almost three times an earlier estimate released in January.
Australias bush fires have taken a devastating toll on wildlife and killed more than a billion animals raising questions about how - or whether - the nations natural environment can fully recover. More than half a billion animals killed by bushfires pushing some of Australias rare species toward extinction. The tiny animal lives in damp forests on the border between New South Wales and Victoria an area that has been worst hit by the fires.
Australias wildfires have been terrifying to watch. These animals are on the brink of extinction because of the Australian wildfires. A billion animals have been caught in Australias fires.