In Pictures: Australia races to save wildlife hurt in bush fires

A suspected one billion animals have already been killed as their natural habitats go up in smoke.

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Jan 16, 2020, 03:31 PM

Adelaide wildlife rescuer Simon Adamczyk holds a koala he rescued at a burning forest near Cape Borda on Kangaroo Island, Australia, on Jan 7, 2020. PHOTO: EPA-EFE

Humane Society International crisis response specialist Kelly Donithan looks for injured wildlife in a burnt out forest on Kangaroo Island, on Jan 15, 2020. PHOTO: AFP

Humane Society International crisis response specialist Kelly Donithan approaches an injured koala which is sitting beside a dead koala on Kangaroo Island, on Jan 15, 2020. PHOTO: AFP

Humane Society International crisis response specialist Kelly Donithan checks an injured koala she just rescued on Kangaroo Island, on Jan 15, 2020. PHOTO: AFP

The burnt landscape of Kangaroo Island is seen from an Australian Defence Force C-130 Hercules aircraft, on Jan 16, 2020. PHOTO: AFP

An orphaned baby koala sits on the shoulder of a vet at a makeshift field hospital at the Kangaroo Island Wildlife Park on Kangaroo Island, on Jan 14, 2020. PHOTO: AFP

Kangaroo and wallaby joeys that have been orphaned due to a mixture of road accidents, dog attacks, bush fires and drought conditions are seen in a cart as they are treated at Australia Zoo Wildlife Hospital in Beerwah, Queensland, Australia, on Jan 15, 2020. PHOTO: REUTERS

Veterinarian Ludo Valenza holds two grey-headed flying foxes which are being treated for bush fire injuries at the Australia Zoo Wildlife Hospital in Beerwah, Queensland, Australia, on Jan 15, 2020. PHOTO: EPA-EFE

Sedated koalas sleep in baskets after being treated at a makeshift field hospital at the Kangaroo Island Wildlife Park on Kangaroo Island, on Jan 14, 2020. PHOTO: AFP

Wildlife Information, Rescue and Education Services volunteer and carer Tracy Dodd holds a kangaroo with burnt feet pads which was rescued from bush fires in Australia's Blue Mountains area, on Dec 30, 2019. PHOTO: REUTERS

Vets and volunteers treat a koala at Kangaroo Island Wildlife Park on Kangaroo Island, south-west of Adelaide, Australia, on Jan 10, 2020. PHOTO: REUTERS

An endangered Rosenberg's monitor is rescued at Kangaroo Island, south-west of Adelaide, South Australia, on Jan 7, 2020. PHOTO: EPA-EFE

A rare Pygmy Possum is rescued at the Flinders Chase National Park after bush fires swept through on Kangaroo Island, south-west of Adelaide, South Australia, on Jan 7, 2020. PHOTO: EPA-EFE

A koala being treated at Kangaroo Island Wildlife Park, on Kangaroo Island, Australia, on Jan 10, 2020. PHOTO: EPA-EFE

A dead koala is seen after bush fires swept through Kangaroo Island, south-west of Adelaide, Australia, on Jan 7, 2020. PHOTO: REUTERS

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