The impact of Australia's bushfires on wildlife Nearly 3,000 homes have been damaged or destroyed across Australia due to the brush fires, and there are still more than 100 fires burning across the country's southeast, including a megablaze the size of Delaware. There's also an all-out effort to save Australia's animals impacted by the fires, with grassroots efforts to protect some of the country's unique wildlife. Jamie Yuccas reports from one hard-hit area.