Robert Irwin Gets Choked Up While Talking About The Injured Animals From The Australia Bushfires

Jan 07, 2020 by apost team

Robert Irwin is quite concerned about the animals affected by the bushfires in Australia. The teenage son of the legendary Crocodile Hunter Steve Irwin spoke out about the animals suffering as a result of the giant fires. Irwin, 16, was visibly upset when talking about the effects of the fires on the native wildlife.

Although the Australia Zoo Wildlife Hospital is over 1200 miles from the fire zone, they are working around the clock to care for animals injured in the disaster. In other areas, people are letting animals into homes. Hundreds of thousands of animals have been estimated to have been killed already, reports Sunrise.

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The purpose-built facility at Australia Zoo cares for animals as varied as kangaroos, flying foxes, koalas, and sea turtles, according to their website, having cared for a total of 90,000 animals since they opened. In December 2019 alone, they've admitted 1,135 animals. 

"We're able to offer a safe haven for wildlife needing help," Terri Irwin told Sunrise. "We're seeing all kinds of different injuries," Robert Irwin went on. "Obviously smoke inhalation and burns are happening frequently, but also animals are going into areas where they're not supposed to be to escape the horrific conditions. This means they're getting hit by cars and are being attacked by domestic animals, so there's a horrific knock on effect."

"Koala instinct is to go up, as safety is in the top of the tree," Terri explained, but as she continued, "eucalyptus trees have so much oil that they ignite and actually explode. That means being able to treat and help koalas is few and far between because they're absolutely incinerated." She said that it was absolutely heartbreaking.

"We're just trying to do our best to help in any way we can, but it's an absolutely horrific situation," Terri concluded. She mused that as koalas were currently classified as "Vulnerable", that they might be reclassified as "Endangered", to Sunrise.

What do you think of the efforts of the Irwin Family and their Wildlife Warriors? Have you ever helped an animal in need? If so, tell everyone about it in the comments below, and tell your friends and family what you think about the Irwins' efforts and their deep love for animals.