What happens to animals during bushfires?
by Richard
Conan-Davies
14 March 2005
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Most animals When a bushfire is approaching or even smoke, any animals such as kangaroos, emus, or goannas ( lizards) would tend to jump or run in the opposite direction. These animals are most likely to escape. Not all the animals will escape all the time. Sometimes the bushfire might be moving too fast or from several directions. Birds can easily escape bushfires by flying Koalas and bushfires Koalas may be most vulnerable to to bushfires but again it depends on how fast the fire is moving. Remember that koalas often climb down trees and move along the ground Wombats and bushfires Wombats are most likely to be able to survive a bushfire because they can escape into their borrows underground. Goannas and bushfires They can either run from the fire or in some cases they can move under protective rocks if the fire is not so intense.  It is the bushfire intensity and speed that determines how well some animals can survive |
 Koalas are most vulnerable to fast and intense bushfires image: Koala.org 
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