Australasian Animal Studies Association

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A magpie surveying a smoky landscape.

In the small community of Mallacoota, Victoria, the Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning (DELWP) set up a triage site to take in and care for wildlife injured by the bushfires. Koalas that needed long-term rehabilitation were picked up at the triage center by the Royal Australian Airforce and brought to zoos in Melbourne. On this day, the ten koalas being transferred had been rescued from trees and burn sites by locals and Vets for Compassion.

As the bushfires raged in Australia, We Animals Media sent its founder Jo-Anne McArthur to document the firesÂ’ effects on both wild and domestic animals. With Animals Australia, Jo-Anne toured thousands of kilometers throughout the states of Victoria and New South Wales. An estimated 3 billion animals were killed in the fires that season.