Australian animals in urgent need
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Australia has identified 113 animal species which need “urgent help” after their populations and habitats were devastated by recent bushfires
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Glossy black- cockatoo Kangaroo Island subspecies has lost much of its feeding habitat

Fish 17
Reptiles 20
Invertebrates 5
Crayfish 22
Birds 13
Frogs 17
Mammals 19
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Northern corroboree frog: At imminent risk of extinction

Kangaroo Island dunnart Endemic to island – 95% of its range lost to bushfires in January

Parma wallaby Not previously listed as threatened

Blue Mountains water skink
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AUSTRALIA
Area studied
NT
WA
NSW 
VIC
TAS
SA 
QLD
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Pictures: AP, Newscom, Natural Resources Kangaroo Island, Zoos Victoria, Sarshag7 Sources: Wildlife and Threatened Species Bushfire Recovery Expert Panel
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