Australia is dropping thousands of veggies from helicopters for hungry animals escaping bushfires

The New South Wales government is working to make sure the brush-tailed rock-wallabies affected by the Australian bushfires are fed as part of a post-fire wildlife recovery effort, according to Matt Kean, minister of energy and environment. Officials have dropped over 2,000 pounds of sweet potatoes and carrots across different colonies in the last week, Kean said.

— Matt Kean MP January 11, 2020 "The provision of supplementary food is one of the key strategies we are deploying to promote the survival and recovery of endangered species like the brush-tailed rock-wallaby," Kean said."Initial fire assessments indicate the habitat of several important brush-tailed rock-wallaby populations was burnt in the recent bushfires.

— Matt Kean MP January 11, 2020 The brush-tailed rock-wallabies are marsupials -- like kangaroos -- who"live on rocky escarpments, granite outcrops and cliffs," according to Australia's Department of Environment and Energy website. Of the 15 species in Australia, most have disappeared and are now considered threatened, the website says. The species is also considered endangered in New South Wales.

That’s wonderful 🙌🏼

jaketapper No beer?

Imagine, surviving an inferno only to be killed by freefalling veg

MelissaJPeltier Needs to be multiplied by 1000...

Animals thinking it's Mana from heaven.

Angels on earth ❤️🐾 AustralianFires

Great

That's good to take care of those in need but the way they did it wasn't perfect because the staff was eaten by rabbits

I am so touched by this act....God bless those involved so much....

👏👏👏💙

Well those pretty ones definitely gonna expect for 'vege' rain further and will end up in vain😒

andrilisalou And they're doing it with helicopters so they can burn more fossil fuels. Humanity I hate you.

Manna from the sky.....a GOD given rescue. 😥

Such a great idea

I know they are desperate for food and providing food is wonderful. But all I can think of is 1000 of pounds of carrots and potatoes plummeting to the ground...I hope it didn't kill more animals or terrify them into more dangerous situations.

This just in, hundreds of wallabies found impelled by carrots in freak accident of vegetables rainin from the sky ClimateChange

Someone please drop a billion dollars from helicopters to my neighbourhood

Yayyyyyyyy!!!

good move 🇦🇺 🥕

I needed this wholesome content

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