RIA Novosti writes about this with reference to the fund's statement.
“Large-scale wildfires in Australia in the 2019-2020 season were among the most catastrophic in modern history. The fires have killed about 3 billion animals, ”the message says.
According to a study by the organization, "a total of 143 million mammals, 2.46 billion reptiles, 180 million birds, 51 million frogs died."
It is noted that in order to assess the damage to the animal world, scientists examined 28 million hectares of burnt-out land.
In January, it was reported that over a billion animals were killed by wildfires in Australia.