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As Australia Recovers From Fires, Government Takes Steps To Protect Wildlife

The Australian government is working alongside scientists to help wildlife recover from habitat loss after massive bushfires killed an estimated 1 billion animals.
Kangaroo Island dunnart (Courtesy of Natural Resources Kangaroo Island in Australia)

The Australian government is working alongside scientists to help wildlife recover from habitat loss after massive bushfires burned tens of millions of acres of land and killed an estimated 1 billion animals.

Over the course of about six months, 33 people died as a result of the fires, and from the Australia Institute found 57% of Australians were directly impacted. On top of the human impact, the government identified that will need “urgent help” recovering from the fires.

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