Sussan Ley

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Koalas are one of the 19 mammalian species in need of urgent help

Australia has 113 species of animals found, the need for "urgent help" were fire destroyed according to their numbers and habitats through the latest Bush.

In a welcome find, there seemed to be no extinction of species, the government said.

But had almost all of the species on The List , lost at least 30% of their habitat due to the mammoth blazes in The South and East over Australia's summer.

Koalas and kangaroos, as well as bird, fish and frog species are among those who help The Most , experts said.

the researchers had previously estimated that, that burnt large parts of the temperate forest and Grassland .

Getty species the worst affected by the fires

13birds

20reptiles

5 inverterbrates

19 mammals

22 cancers

17fish

source: wildlife and endangered species, Bushfire Recovery Expert Panel

A preliminary list, released on Tuesday, narrowed a field of hundreds of fire-affected species to those that act The Most urgent conservation measures. It was developed by the government

The panel was confronted with some highly endangered species, the "immediate danger of extinction", because almost all of their habitat has been destroyed. These included the Pugh's frog, Blue Mountains water skink and the Kangaroo Island dunnart.

The Kangaroo Island dunnart is endemic to the southern Australian island devastated by a major fire in January, The Northern corroboree frog in New South Wales was already. as in the category of the next extinction

Others, such as the koala and the Smoky Mouse , had destroyed the "essential" sections, that is to say, you would have an emergency "intervention" to support your recovery

While many of the species on The List were already endangered before the fire, had considered other supplements that were safe.

"Many of the [species] have been threatened to be safe and not before the fires, but have now lost much of their habitat and may be at risk," said the panel in its report. to be

plant species and other invertebrates expected to be called in the next update of The List , said environment Minister Sussan Ley .

She Said the assessment of the true extent of the devastation is limited due to the ongoing fires in some areas and frozen terrain.

"Although it has been said evaluations some promising sightings of endangered animals in the fire-affected places, it is not safe to enter many areas still is, to more detailed on-the-spot," Mrs Ley.

in the Last month, Australia pledged A$50m (£26m; $33m) to the animal and plant world recovery. Money is spent on animals, food drops and the pest animal control programs.

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Source of news: bbc.com