Celebrities are donating millions of dollars for relief efforts as wildfires engulf Australia.
“Over a billion would be a very conservative figure," according to ecologist Chris Dickman.
The hard work of these koala-sniffing dogs has led to many successful rescues!
"It's a pretty tough situation. We're absolutely heartbroken," Steve Irwin’s 16-year son Robert told Sunrise.
Dunnarts and glossy black cockatoos are among the animals feared to have been entirely wiped out.
"Had we not killed loads of Aboriginals, AND learned their bush management wisdom, we might not have had such a terrible time as now."
The boy doused the badly burnt kangaroo in water and gave it a bowl from which it could drink.
Australia’s fires have grown so monstrous that they are now generating their own weather.