Australia Fires Animals Facts

Some key facts about the size intensity and devastating impact of the fires.

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The fires have been terrible for humans and worse for animals. Using Professor Dickmans estimate of 1677 animals per hectare. Estimated number of animals killed or displaced in Australian bushfires.

Since September the fires have burned around 31000 square miles 80000 square kilometers. The devastating 20192020 Australian bushfires impacted almost three billion vulnerable wild animals most of whom likely perished and hundreds of thousands of farmed animals. Thats nearly as large as Austria.

The only remaining population of this species in South Australia is found on Kangaroo Island and is at particular risk from wildfires. Living in Australia can be dangerous if you are in the wild area. Cooler weather and rain are expected in Australia where this years bushfire season has brought damage like never before.

An ecologist told Mamamia that many animals have been able to survive the bushfire crisis because they found shelter in the burrows built by wombats. Many farmers have had to shoot their stock who were injured by the fires. The total area burnt in eastern ranges and coastal areas in NSW and Victoria by January 20 was approximately 67 million hectares.

As Australias wildfires continue to burn a look at the key facts of the disaster Since September 800 million animals and 25 people have perished while 1800 homes have been destroyed in the massive bush fires across Australia. Other studies on the topic. And the koalas are only one of the hundreds of species that have been plunged into desperation.