animal loss, australia wildfires, bushfires, firefighting efforts

The Wildlife Toll of the Australian Bushfires

According to ecologist Chris Dickman, more than a billion animals have perished in the ongoing Australian bushfires. In New South Wales, the state most heavily impacted by the fires, 800 million are estimated to have died. Estimates of the dead wildlife include vertebrate animals — birds, mammals, and reptiles. Species that are widespread across Australia ...

Max Lu

A koala in the Australian bushfires.