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Many Animals Dying in Australian Wildfires

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Hundreds of burned, stressed and dehydrated animals — including kangaroos, koalas, lizards and birds — have already arrived at shelters across the scorched region. "There's no doubt across that scale of landscape and given the intensity of the fires, millions of animals would have been killed," he said.

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Yanchep National Park-Perth

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One of the main attractions for overseas visitors is the Koala boardwalk where the only Koalas in Western Australia live. The Koala is not native to Western Australia, but a small population was introduced in 1938 and they continue to reside in the Yanchep National Park. Grey Kangaroos.

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Australian Fireman Honored by Animal Rights Activists

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The fireman who saved Sam the Koala is now an international Youtube star. And getting recognition he deserves for his kindness.Mr Tree, 44, has been rewarded for his compassion by rights group People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (Peta) which gave him its Hero to Animals Award.

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