Australia Fires Animals Lost
Up to 19 million hectares were burnt with 126 million hectares primarily forest and bushland.
Australia fires animals lost. AFAC has reported that 450000 hectares of land were burned and 2029 homes were lost in the Black Saturday fires. Source 12 million acres of scorched land later it may shock you that Australias wildfire season hasnt even reached its peak yet. Nearly 500 Million Animals Have Been Lost in Australias Wildfires By.
The fires which started in September following prolonged drought and high temperatures have burned nearly 20 million acres so far killing 25 people and destroying thousands of homes. The National Museum of Australia notes that 120 people died in the Kinglake area alone and that the RSPCA estimated that up to one million wild and domesticated animals died in the disaster. Some may go extinct.
Early in January WWF estimated that at that time 125 billion animals had been killed. Australia wildfires have destroyed nearly 800 homes in eight days and an expert estimates nearly a billion animals have died. So much was lost and the impacts will be felt for years to come.
Nearly half a billion animals in Australias New South Wales state have been killed by raging wildfires in the last couple months and the devastating death toll is expected to rise. Koalas have lost more than 30 of their key habitat in New South Wales and may have lost a third of their population in that region federal environment minister Sussan Ley told the Australian Broadcasting Corp. Its almost three times an earlier estimate released in January.
Nearly 3 billion animals killed or displaced by Australia fires. Bushfires in Australia isnt a phenomenon thats entirely unheard of however the 201920 Australian bushfire season. Now the University of Sydney estimates that 480 million animals including reptiles birds mammals have lost their lives to the wildfires since Sep 2019.
33 lives were lost and around 3094 homes destroyed. Almost 3 billion koalas kangaroos and other animals are thought to have died or displaced in Australias summer bushfires according to an updated study. First published on Mon 27 Jul 2020 2200 EDT.