Australia Fires 2019 Koalas. The brown area shows the range of the koala (phascolarctos cinereus). Bushfires raging in eastern australia have killed at least four people and killed so many koalas they may land on the endangered species list.

Australia's deadly bushfires sparked in september 2019 and have been blazing ever since. Images shared of koalas drinking water after being rescued from the wildfires have gone viral on social media in recent days. In this image made from video taken on december 22, 2019, and provided.

Bush and grass fires burning in parts of australia may be threatening australia’s koala population.

The fires created unprecedented damage, destroying more than 14 million acres of land and killing more than 20 people and an estimated 1 billion animals.; Sea of fire races across field near adelaide. The research into how many animals were impacted by the fires was managed by dr lily van eeden and overseen by professor chris dickman, both from the university of sydney’s school. Although the population of koalas have suffered from the bushfires.