Kangaroo Island: The island of animals comes back to life

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The koala population on Kangaroo Island is recovering five years after the devastating fire. Source: Supplied / Barbara Barkhausen

At the turn of 2019/2020, severe bushfires devastated almost half of the South Australian island of Kangaroo Island, killing a large part of the approximately 50,000 koalas that lived there. Barbara Barkhausen visited the island and reports on how fauna and flora are doing.


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Kangaroo Island is a popular destination for holidaymakers. Here: Remarkable Rock. Source: Supplied / Barbara Barkhausen

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