Over a third of Kangaroo Island, including much of the Flinders Chase National Park, was burnt during the recent bushfires that started on 4 January.
Two people lost their lives, while tens of thousands of native animals and farming livestock were also killed.
The Wildlife, Ecosystems and Habitat Bushfire Recovery Taskforce estimates as many as 90 percent of Kangaroo Island’s famous koala population perished in the recent bushfires.
It’s believed only 5,000 to 10,000 koalas remaining in the area from an original population of about 60,000.
The Kangaroo Island Wildlife Park has been hard at work caring for and rehabilitating animals affected by the fires.
The park has treated 600 animals since the fires, and 95 per cent of those have been koalas.
