Wallabies Flee Bushfire Near Wilderness Retreat on Kangaroo Island

Several wallabies were seen fleeing a towering bushfire that raged near a wilderness retreat on South Australia' Kangaroo Island on January 3. Greg Slade, who captured the footage from his car, told Storyful the animals fleeing the fire are tammar wallabies. Slade was the acting manager at the http://www.kiwr.com/ Kangaroo Island Wilderness Retreat , which is closed until further notice due to fire damage. "I had all my staff and customers evacuated. I remained back to protect the property as much as I could," Slade said. According to https://www.news.com.au/technology/environment/climate-change/all-hell-is-breaking-loose-massive-fire-threatens-all-of-kangaroo-island/news-story/6fbad55c97d304431786471fa20c88dd reports , Kangaroo Island Mayor Michael Pengilly said "more or less half" of the land on the island had been burned in the blaze, and at least two people were killed. "The destruction is immense," Mr Pengilly told ABC News this morning. (Footage By Greg Slade/Storyful via Getty Images)
Several wallabies were seen fleeing a towering bushfire that raged near a wilderness retreat on South Australia' Kangaroo Island on January 3. Greg Slade, who captured the footage from his car, told Storyful the animals fleeing the fire are tammar wallabies. Slade was the acting manager at the http://www.kiwr.com/ Kangaroo Island Wilderness Retreat , which is closed until further notice due to fire damage. "I had all my staff and customers evacuated. I remained back to protect the property as much as I could," Slade said. According to https://www.news.com.au/technology/environment/climate-change/all-hell-is-breaking-loose-massive-fire-threatens-all-of-kangaroo-island/news-story/6fbad55c97d304431786471fa20c88dd reports , Kangaroo Island Mayor Michael Pengilly said "more or less half" of the land on the island had been burned in the blaze, and at least two people were killed. "The destruction is immense," Mr Pengilly told ABC News this morning. (Footage By Greg Slade/Storyful via Getty Images)
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