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In the months before coronavirus spread, Australia was devastated by bushfires which left more than 30 people dead and pushed thousands from their homes. Now, a study has estimated that the fires also killed or displaced nearly three billion animals across the country. ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ correspondent Shaimaa Khalil explains how the scale of these numbers has shocked the scientific community and the threat this devastation poses to the future of Australian wildlife. Photo: A koala sits among burnt trees after bushfires on Kangaroo Island, Australia Credit: RSPCA via Reuters