'Hundreds' of threatened species affected in East Gippsland

The Victorian Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning (DELWP) said it will soon be establishing a Wildlife Triage Centre in Bairnsdale.

Vets will be stationed at the Centre, and locals can bring in injured wildlife, as it's likely many wildlife may be found on private properties in the coming weeks.

DELWP's James Todd told ABC Gippsland that crews can't go out and search for injured wildlife, until the areas are deemed safe by authorities.

There are fears for the spotted quoll in the east Gippsland area.

"We can't really go out there are start treating and assessing wildlife. We have been doing some inspections around the fire grounds, but that's been a bit limited, as of today we didn't record any injured wildlife, but that work will continue tomorrow," he said.

Mr Todd said DELWP fears hundreds of threatened species have been affected by the fires in East Gippsland.

"Some key fauna species of concern that we know have been impacted, at least in terms of the extent of the fires analysed against their known habitat include brushtail rock wallaby, diamond python, spot-tail quoll and a number of freshwater fish," he said.

"While these fires are still going, that impact may continue to climb.

"We've got lots of concerns, we're planning and doing some analysis on species that are likely to be impacted.

"As soon as the fire ground is declared safe, or parts declared safe, DELWP will deploy response planning teams that will use the information we develop to determine the impact.

"It may involve free-feeding animals in the wild, but obviously the scale of what we're dealing with here is going to be enormous."

