Conservationists and wildlife experts are anxious that raging bushfires sweeping through Australia have resulted in “catastrophic losses”, amid fears an entire species may have been wiped out.
A state of emergency was declared in New South Wales and parts of Victoria, with officials warning of an “unprecedented fire danger.” Getty Images
Kangaroo Island, located off the country’s southern coast and home to the dunnarts, is known as Australia’s answer to the Galapagos Islands – but what remains has been described as a “scorched wasteland”. See The Independent for the full story: