“Kangaroo Island is well known for our Koala population, which is considered to be Australia’s only disease-free population of
koalas with well over 50 to 60,000,” Mr Mitchell told Sky News. “Half of their prime habitat has been wiped out”. Image: News Corp Australia
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Stay safe today hoping the fire doesn't reach you or that you have evacuated safely x
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Lila33 So terribly sad
mj_laural So heartbreaking 💔 🙏
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Coal must stay in the ground if we want life as we know it to continue. Our politicians are easily bought. Don't be gullible enough to believe the spin.
💔 Heartbreaking, considering they are already a protected species... so upsetting 😢
AngryGranny1 It's SO GODDAMN AWFUL :(
This breaks my heart, I am a true animal lover. 😢
More sad news
So Sky News do you still think it is a ClimateHoax? How much devastation will the Australian people and animals have to suffer through before you acknowledge the scientific facts we are facing
Sounds like an emotional response rather than fact based
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margokingston1 What happens to the native animals that survived? Will they get food drops of food to help them survive? Or will they be run over as they migrate to new areas. The fundraising needs to be extended for their survival. australiaisburning AUSTRALIANBUSHFIRES AustraliaBushfires 🐨
margokingston1 Wow. SkyNews is maybe telling the truth?
After these fires are done & dusted we need to rethink on how we mitigate the severity of these fires. Just leaving the bush alone to grow unchecked is not the answer. Be a good time to eradicate ferals as well. dogs cats rats greenies
Sophiemcneill 💔 it looks traumatised
My heart 💔😭😭💔 every time I see the poor souls hurt and the terror in there innocent little faces. 💔💔 and we see good men trying to help as many of them as they can❤️
So sad 😔
Tears 😭
This is fucked and I blame the fucken lefties and greenies for not allowing back burning. This is not climate change at all. Those people should be ashamed and even jailed!
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So sad! I wonder if charges of killing protected species would be laid on the arsonist
iQ_S4R4 Heartbreaking.
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