According to the latest estimates by ecologists at the University of Sydney, around 480 million animals have been killed in the wildfires thus far. AustraliaFires
who, despite electing to stay in his native Australia for the awards ceremony, enlisted Jennifer Aniston to deliver a statement by proxy to say that “the tragedy unfolding in Australia is climate-change based.”"We need to act based on science, move our global workforce to renewable energy and respect our planet for the unique and amazing place it is,” Crowe said. “That way we all have a future.
Koalas and kangaroos in particular — the unofficial mascots of Australia — have proven to be compelling motivators when it comes to mobilizing the global community to donate to emergency fundraisers aimed at financing relief efforts on the continent.viral on Twitter . Other similarly grim videos and pictures showed badly burned and dehydrated koalas, wrapping themselves around volunteer rescuers and being bottle-fed water by firefighters. Experts estimate that the Koala community has been uniquely hard-hit, with a fire on Kangaroo Island — previously considered a koala safe-haven — being described as “virtually unstoppable” by firefighters battling the blaze over the weekend.
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