Australia Fires Animals Extinct

Some may go extinct.

Australia fires animals extinct. And if theyre not made extinct by this event. Its almost three times an earlier estimate released in January. CNN Nearly three billion animals were killed or displaced by Australias devastating bushfires -- almost triple the figure estimated in.

Kangaroo Island dunnart. 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. The devastation from the Australia wildfires has reportedly wiped out a billion animals leading to what one scientist describes as an extinction crisis.

An animal rescuer carries a kangaroo burned in a bushfire. 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. Money will be spent on animal treatment food drops and pest animal control programmes.

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. 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. 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.

25 rows Following is a list of Australian animal extinctions from the arrival of the first European. 33m to wildlife and habitat recovery. 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.

Glossy black cockatoo. More than 25 million acres has already been burned. Australias extinct animals Learning about Australias extinct fauna helps us to create links through time that relate the animals of the past with those of today and to develop conservation strategies.