Animals at risk in Australian bushfires

A kangaroo joey is fed at the emergency response wildlife shelter in Mallacoota, Victoria, Australia January 1more

Kangaroo and wallaby joeys that have been orphaned due to a mixture of road accidents, dog attacks, bushfires more

An injured juvenile koala rests at the emergency response wildlife shelter in Mallacoota, Victoria, Australia more

A wallaby eats after NSW's National Parks and Wildlife Service staff air-dropped carrots and sweet potatoes inmore

NSW's National Parks and Wildlife Service staff fly with carrots and sweet potatoes before air-dropping them fmore

An echidna, also known as a spiny anteater, is pictured on a property near Cooma, Australia January 12, 2020. more

A koala affected by bushfires is seen on Kangaroo Island, South Australia, Australia in this still image from more

An injured sulphur-crested cockatoo walks through the burnt ground of Kosciuszko National Park in Providence Pmore

An injured juvenile koala rests at the emergency response wildlife shelter in Mallacoota, Victoria, Australia more

Members of the Australian Department of Defence hold deceased wildlife killed by bushfires on Kangaroo Island,more

Wallabies eat hay left out for them by landholders near Cooma, Australia January 12, 2020. REUTERS/Tracey Nearmore

A burnt paw of a brushtail possum is pictured as it is nursed by WIRES volunteers in Merimbula, Australia Janumore

An injured kangaroo, with a joey in its pouch, limps through burnt bushland in Cobargo, Australia January 9, 2more

Vets and volunteers treat a koala at Kangaroo Island Wildlife Park on Kangaroo Island, southwest of Adelaide, more

A koala stands in a field with a bushfire burning in the background, in Kangaroo Island, Australia January 9, more

Cows stand in a field with a bushfire burning in the background, in Kangaroo Island, Australia January 9, 2020more

The carcass of a kangaroo lies on the ground after it was euthanized, on a farm in Cobargo, Australia January more

A burnt paw of a brushtail possum is shown as it is nursed by WIRES volunteers in Merimbula, Australia Januarymore

Director of Mogo Zoo Chad Staples, 40, looks at the zoo's giraffes in the village of Mogo, Australia, January more

Sheep make their way in the fire grounds near Bega, News South Wales, Australia January 8, 2020. REUTERS/Alkismore

Adelaide wildlife rescuer Simon Adamczyk is seen with a koala rescued at a burning forest near Cape Borda on Kmore

A kangaroo is seen at the Flinders Chase National Park in a bushfire-affected area on Kangaroo Island, southwemore

A dead koala is seen after bushfires swept through on Kangaroo Island, southwest of Adelaide, Australia, Januamore

A dead Australian native bird is seen washed up amongst ash and fire debris on Boydtown Beach near the Nullicamore

Cattle killed by the bushfires are buried in Cobargo, New South Wales, Australia January 5, 2020. REUTERS/Tracmore

A weary kangaroo shelters on a patch of green grass surrounded by burnt bushland along the Princes Highway Milmore

Wildlife Information, Rescue and Education Services (WIRES) volunteer and carer Tracy Burgess holds a severelymore

Wildlife Information, Rescue and Education Services (WIRES) volunteer and carer Tracy Dodd holds a kangaroo wimore

A kangaroo is seen in bushland surrounded by smoke haze early morning in Canberra, Australia, January 5, 2020.more

An injured horse is given painkiller in a shared paddock at the evacuation centre in Cobargo, as bushfires conmore

A dead Australian native bird is seen in ashes on the ground near Eden, Australia January 7, 2020. REUTERS/Tramore

Animals are seen in Cobargo amid bushfires in New South Wales, Australia January 5, 2020. REUTERS/Tracey Nearmmore

Kangaroos gather on a residential lawn in Berrara Beach, Australia December 21, 2019. Linda Robinson/via REUTEmore

A koala drinks water offered from a bottle by a firefighter during bushfires in Cudlee Creek, south Australia,more

Burned animal carcasses lie along the road after bushfires swept through Batlow, New South Wales, Australia Jamore

Six koalas sit indoors in Cudlee Creek, Australia December 20, 2019. Adam Mudge/via REUTERS

Bec Winter stands next to her son, Riley, while hugging her horse Charmer, who she rode to safety through bushmore

Various completed pouches for animals hang on clothing racks in Regents Park, Queensland, Australia, January 4more

Rural Fire Service (RFS) crews engage in property protection of a number of homes along the Old Hume Highway nmore