Australia Fires Animals Extinct

Now because of the fires Australias koalas and other unique species could be moving closer to extinction.

Australia fires animals extinct. And then of course there are the animals shown dead or scarred in unforgettable photos. Australias bushfires push countless species to extinction This article is more than 1 year old Millions of animals have been killed in the fires but the impact on flora and fauna. 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.

But there is a major grassroots effort here to make sure that doesnt happen. 33m to wildlife and habitat recovery. A year after Australias wildfires extinction threatens hundreds of species More than 500 species may now be endangered or extinct due to the natural disaster.

Worse still Prof Dickman a leading ecologist from the University of. 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. Nearly three billion animals mammals reptiles birds and frogs were killed or displaced by Australias devastating 2019-20 bushfires.

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. And if theyre not made extinct by this event. Australias extinction rate for mammals is already the highest in the world but there are growing fears this years bushfires could cause localised extinctions.

Professor Chris Dickman told Metro that the fires mean the total dead could rise in the coming weeks and months as temperatures in the country start to rise again. An animal rescuer carries a kangaroo burned in a bushfire. More than 25 million acres has already been burned.

Last month Australia pledged A50m 26m. Thousands of Koalas are believed. 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.