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Almost half a billion animals killed in Australia wildfires

Massive bushfires have killed 480 million native animals in New South Wales alone

Published: January 06, 2020 09:30 Christian Borbon, Senior Web Editor

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Copy of 2020-01-05T234735Z_1121017369_RC2M9E9HLF4C_RTRMADP_3_AUSTRALIA-BUSHFIRES-1578288352848 — The bushfires raging across Australia have had a devastating impact on the country's unique flora and fauna, with some estimates putting the death toll at nearly half a billion animals in one state alone, and experts believe it could take decades for wildlife to recover. Image Credit: Reuters

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190106 wildfire — A dead animal after wildfires hit Batlow, New South Wales. Image Credit: AP

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Copy of 183906-01-08-1578288382895 — Scared horses try to move away from nearby bushfires at a residential property near the town of Nowra in the Australian state of New South Wales. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 199153-01-08 [1]-1578288346837 — A kangaroo sits in a field amidst smoke from a bushfire in Snowy Valley on the outskirts of Cooma. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 203981-01-08-1578288376121 — A dog sits amongst ash from bushfires washed up on a beach in Merimbula, in Australia's New South Wales state. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 2020-01-05T111212Z_1957314480_RC2N9E9LREXK_RTRMADP_3_AUSTRALIA-BUSHFIRES-1578288380675 — Animals are seen in Cobargo, as bushfires continue in New South Wales. Image Credit: Reuters

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Copy of 2020-01-05T111436Z_1885875656_RC2N9E9QHPHA_RTRMADP_3_AUSTRALIA-BUSHFIRES-1578288350651 — Animals stand nearby a destroyed house in Cobargo, as bushfires continue in New South Wales. Image Credit: Reuters

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Copy of 203756-01-08-1578288369788 — The sky turns red from bushfires in Bemboka, in Australia's New South Wales. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 2019-12-30T021958Z_970054165_RC2E5E93Q1KA_RTRMADP_3_AUSTRALIA-BUSHFIRES-WILDLIFE-1578288339559 — Wildlife Information, Rescue and Education Services (WIRES) volunteer and carer Tracy Dodd holds a kangaroo with burnt feet pads after being rescued from bushfires in Australia's Blue Mountains area. Image Credit: Reuters

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Copy of 2020-01-03T065239Z_763034142_RC258E90BRMZ_RTRMADP_3_AUSTRALIA-BUSHFIRES-MOUNTAIN-1578288344853 — Horses graze amid haze in Jindabyne, a township affected by the Dunns Road bushfire, in New South Wales. Image Credit: Reuters

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Copy of 208016-01-08-1578288362654 — Kangaroos move close to a residential area from bushland in Merimbula, in Australia's New South Wales. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of Australia_Wildfires_21259.jpg-18b48~2-1578288373980 — A koala drinks water from a bottle given by a firefighter in Cudlee Creek, South Australia. Image Credit: AP

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Copy of 204245-01-08-1578288348677 — Cattle stand in a field under a red sky caused by bushfires in Greendale on the outskirts of Bega. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 203978-01-08-1578288371646 — A seagull walks past ash from bushfires washed up on a beach in Merimbula, in Australia's New South Wales. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 207809-01-08-1578288356675 — A horse is seen through dense smoke from a bushfire on a farm in Eden. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 187111-01-08-1578288385606 — A horse trying to move away from nearby bushfires at a residential property near the town of Nowra in the Australian state of New South Wales. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 208013-01-08-1578288360630 — A kangaroo moves close to a residential area from bushland in Merimbula, in Australia's New South Wales. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 2020-01-03T065218Z_1840900273_RC258E9VGCAV_RTRMADP_3_AUSTRALIA-BUSHFIRES-MOUNTAIN-1578288367845 — Horses are seen amid haze in Jindabyne, a township affected by the Dunns Road bushfire, in New South Wales, Australia. Image Credit: Reuters

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Copy of 208011-01-08-1578288358778 — Kangaroos move close to a residential area from bushland in Merimbula, in Australia's New South Wales Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 187119-01-08-1578288365197 — A kangaroo trying to move away from nearby bushfires at a residential property near the town of Nowra in the Australian state of New South Wales. Image Credit: AFP

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