Heart photos of Australia wildfires show massive devastation that could claim lives of 1 billion animals
Photos from Australia's wildfires show the damage the flames have caused to humans and animals, devastation that could continue for months without the help of multiple heavy rainstorms.
Chris Dickman, an ecologist at the University of Sydney, originally estimated 480 million mammals, birds and reptiles could be impacted by the fires. However, he told theon Tuesday that the figure was"out of date." With new fires developing in New South Wales, a state in eastern Australia, the original 480 million estimate has been bumped up to over 800 million and still excluded bats, frogs and invertebrates, he said.
Female koala Anwen recovering from burns at The Port Macquarie Koala Hospital on November 29 in Port Macquarie, Australia.A koala named Rose from Thrumster recovers from burns at The Port Macquarie Koala Hospital on November 29 in Port Macquarie, Australia.Many of the animals, including the koala, had dwindling numbers before the wildfires and the damage from the flames has the potential to eradicate entire species from Australia.
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