A superimposed map of Australia over the U.S. shows the scale of the massive wildfires that have spread across the country.
An estimated 480 million animals have been killed since the start of the bush fire season in September, according to estimates from ecologists at the University of Sydney.
Graphic compares the size of the ongoing Australia wildfires to other current wildfires around the world."Until the fires subside, the full extent of the damage will remain unknown, Dr. Stuart Blanch, senior manager of Land Clearing and Restoration for WWF-Australia told ABC News in a statement."This includes the death of thousands of koalas, along with other iconic species such as kangaroos, wallabies, gliders, kookaburras, cockatoos and honeyeaters," Blanch said.
The government has committed an additional 2 billion Australian dollars towards the recovery effort, Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced Monday. The money is in addition to the"government's emergency and disaster payments, and the financial support for volunteer firefighters."
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