( ABC North Queensland: Sophie Kesteven)Ī spokesperson for Zoos Victoria confirmed that they did not remove any southern corroboree frogs from their natural habitats before the fires. There are very low numbers of the southern corroboree frog left in the wild, but they have been bred in captivity. These skinks are unique because they grow a placenta and give birth to live young - something usually associated only with mammals. There are concerns for a group of skinks living in alpine areas of New South Wales and Victoria. But Australia's unique amphibians, reptiles and invertebrates are also in danger. Mammals and birds like these are probably the creatures that many of us will notice missing from our bushland, and are also the most confronting to see hurt or killed.
The glossy black cockatoos on Kangaroo Island have, so far, survived (two-thirds of the island remains unburnt), but the future of the Kangaroo Island dunnart is looking bleak after its entire known range was burned in the last week. Several Australian animals could be pushed to the brink of extinction by the current bushfire crisis, including critters you probably haven't heard of before.Īustralia could lose multiple species as a direct result of the fires - and even after the flames die down, loss of habitat and food will be an ongoing issue.
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