As deadly bushfires rage across Australia, with particularly intense and deadly blazes in New South Wales, it’s not just wild animals like koalas that are in danger. Wildfires burning out of control have threatened the animals of the Mogo Zoo, which has the largest collection of primates in the country.
The zoo, which lies east of the Australian capital of Canberra, near the New South Wales coast, found itself in the direct line of advancing fires as high winds blew toward the helpless animals. When director of the zoo Chad Staples heard about the devastating fires approaching, he and the staff at the zoo decided to make a stand and defend the animals they care for.
