People aren’t the only thing we lose in fires that we care about.

Kangaroo corpses can be seen scattered by the roadsides. Wombats emerge from their underground burrows to find blackened earth and no food. Wildlife rescue officials say millions of animals likely perished in the inferno. The kangaroos were overwhelmed by flames and smoke when attempting to flee. Kangaroos that survived suffer from burned feet.. After escaping they likely circled back to their homes thus singeing their feet.

Wombats that hid managed to survive the blazes, but if they are not rescued, they face a slow and certain death because their food supply gone.

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