Government pledges $50 million to aid bushfire-affected wildlife

The federal government will put $50 million towards helping Australia's flora and fauna in a bid to ease the damage caused by unprecedented bushfires.

Veterinarian Angela Scott treats a koala for bushfire burns at the Kangaroo Island Wildlife Park on 8 January, 2020. Source: Getty

Wildlife and environmental groups are being given an initial cash injection of $50 million as the country reels from the unprecedented bushfire crisis.

The commonwealth money will be evenly split with $25 million to an emergency intervention fund and $25 million for frontline environmental groups.

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