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A year after Australia’s wildfires, extinction threatens hundreds of species

More than 500 species may now be endangered — or extinct — due to the natural disaster

three glossy black-cockatoos

Glossy black-cockatoos (pictured) on Australia’s Kangaroo Island are one species that weathered the country’s 2019–2020 wildfires thanks to a great fledgling year.

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By John Pickrell

- More than 2 years ago

When Isabel Hyman heads out in coming weeks to the wilds of northern New South Wales, she’s worried about what she won’t find.