Kangaroo Island suffered catastrophic loss to wildlife, livestock and property during the recent bush fires.
A broken angel in the ruins of a burnt house.
The western half of Kangaroo Island, Australia's third largest island, has been burned since fires broke out in December.
A vineyard that escaped the worst of the conflagration was nonetheless completely scorched by the intense heat.
Smouldering roadside vegetation on the road to Parndana.
A kangaroo died near the ruins of a garage that had its roof blown off by the fire wind.
A water tank melted to the level of the water inside.
Owners of a house that was destroyed by fire left a pot of water, fed by a leaking tank, for fire-parched wildlife.
Volunteer vets and an army reservist treat the burned feet of a koala at Kangaroo Island Wildlife Park, which escaped the blaze.
A koala awaiting treatment.
After treatment, a koala is taken to a makeshift pen erected for the influx of injured animals at Kangaroo Island Wildlife Park.
A pall of smoke hangs over Kangaroo Island, which is almost three times the size of Rakiura/Stewart Island.
A healthy yacca, or grass tree, an iconic Australian species.
After fire yaccas are reduced to a charred trunk and a tuft of leaves. After fire, they regrow rapidly and flower.
Entomologist Richard Glatz picks up seeds from cones of a burnt conestick shrub, which has opened after the fire.
Ecologist Pat Hodgens releases a goanna caught in a trap set for feral cats.
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