Wildlife Recovering on Kangaroo Island

Wildlife Recovering on Kangaroo Island
A volunteer wildlife carer feeds an injured koala joey at the Kangaroo Island Wildlife Park in the Parndana region on January 08, 2020 on Kangaroo Island, Australia. Lisa Maree Williams/Getty Images
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Animals on Kangaroo Island have begun gathering their own food for the first time since the summer’s devastating bushfires decimated vast tracts of vegetation on the South Australian island.

High rainfall has led to rapid regrowth of native vegetation, allowing the RSPCA to scale-back its feeding program, which was launched four months ago.