Wildlife experts estimate millions of animals killed in Australia bushfires

Wildlife experts have estimated that millions of animals have been killed by severe Australian bushfires that have grappled country through more than four million hectares across five states, according to reports. authorities do t have an exact count on how many animals have died due to widespre wildfires. A lot of flora and fauna have been affected in Australia which is home to a lot of species like kangaroos, koalas, wallabies, possums, wombats, and echidnas.

experts believe that koalas are affected most which is estimated to be 30 per cent.  A volunteer at Wildlife Information, Rescue and Education Services, Tracy Burgess said that y are concerned about rescuers t able to find any animals as y expected. 

RE: Thousands Of Koalas Feared De In Australia Wildfires

Inquiry conducted

An inquiry was conducted in New South Wales, Australia to study population of Koala and it has been found that more than 2,000 of native Australian koalas may have died on state's rth coast in intense bushfires. upper house inquiry of state's parliament will conduct an urgent hearing on December 9 to discuss widespre dam of koala population from bushfires. Thousands of hectares of koala habitat across rrn NSW and souast Queensland have been ravd in recent bushfires. Koalas have been identified as endangered species in Queensland, NSW and it is largely due to habitat clearing.

RE: Australia: Experts Fears Over 2,000 Koalas Died In Bushfires

Loss of Koalas is a matter of concern

President and Ecologist Dailan Pugh, of rth East Forest Alliance, is set to provide evidence on Monday that more than 2,000 koalas have died so far and up to one-third of koala habitat on rth coast of state may have fleed due to rapid bushfires. Sue Ashton, president of Port Macquarie Koala Hospital expected that around 350 koalas would have died in a bushfire in Crestwood situated on state's mid-rth coast. It is based on a predicted 60 per cent mortality rate.

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