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Environmental devastation of bushfires could span decades

An injured brushtail possum retrieved from bushfires in Penrith, near Sydney
An injured brushtail possum retrieved from bushfires in Penrith, near Sydney Source: AAP

More than one billion animals are thought to have been killed in bushfires across Australia but experts warn the environmental devastation could span decades or longer. Bats, frogs and invertebrates haven't been included in the estimate of one billion which experts say is almost certainly an underestimate because of the groups it does not include.


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By Peggy Giakoumelos

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More than one billion animals are thought to have been killed in bushfires across Australia but experts warn the environmental devastation could span decades or longer. Bats, frogs and invertebrates haven't been included in the estimate of one billion which experts say is almost certainly an underestimate because of the groups it does not include.



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