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A wildlife center on the island. give us a sense. we have been hearing all of these numbers about an estimated 1 billion animals affected. what are you hearing about that? >> reporter: well, theres no way to understate the impact on australias wildlife on this island in particular. there are many species here that are unique to this island, not only the country, but to this space specifically. there is real concern, as they take stock of the losses of exactly how long its going to take for many ...

Regard to those we are trying to reach. >> absolutely right. all fossil fuels but coal is the worse. if you look at the amount put into the atmosphere for the return of energy you would get, coal is the worst. it is clear now we have to stop burning coal. we have to stop with the burning of natural gas and use of burning petroleum and natural gas. more than anything else, we have to start burning coal. usa has to double down under the current leadership. they are actually doubling down in polici...

Koalas that. >> as you can see, so much pristine land has been wiped out by the bush fires. the concern is for the wildlife that have been injured. the loss of habitat can mean starvation in the coming weeks. >> maybe the ones that died quickly were lucky. the survivors may not be so lucky. >> reporter: due to the overwhelming number of injured animals that have been found and brought to the makeshift clinic in town, some have been transferred to melbourne for treatment, while others are recover...

Time to send him back to the bush. >> hey, mate. time to go home. >> hes been in the cage for, i think, five days now, so were let him have a bit of a walk and find his legs before we send him up a tree. >> reporter: nearby a healthy mother and baby is spotted in a gum tree. >> and the baby. >> reporter: a hopeful sign some of them were spared and can help rebuild this natural and incredibly fragile ecosystem. ana koran, cnn, victoria, australia. >> log on to cnn.com/impact. well be right back. ...

Now to australia where at least half a billion animals are believed to have been affected by the devastating bushfires. millions of creatures are feared dead and those managed to escape are in dire need of medical help. thats leaving vets with a grim choice of which ones to save. anna corrine reports. >> reporter: a mother of eastern grays on the golf course has been part of the scenery, but these animals arent just here for a peek. their habitat was obliterated during the bushfires and the

So its fairly clear now that we have to stop burning coal. we have to dramatically reduce our burning of natural gas and our use of -- burning of petroleum and oil and gasoline. but more than anything else, weve got to stop burning coal. and, again, right now australia is actually doubling down in their policies under the current leadership, under scott morrison as the prime minister. theyre actually doubling down in their policies of incentivizing the mining and burning and export of coal, the ...

Carbon that is put into the atmosphere for the return of energy that you actually get, coal is the worst. so its fairly clear now that we have to stop burning coal. we have to dramatically reduce our burning of natural gas and our use of -- burning of petroleum and oil and gasoline. but more than anything else, weve got to stop burning coal. and, again, right now australia is actually doubling down in their policies under the current leadership, under scott morrison as the prime minister. theyre...

Australias position as the leading exporter of coal on the planet at a time when we need to be bringing down our emissions dramatically, the current political leadership or one might argue lack thereof here in australia, is taking them in the wrong direction. at a time when they are witnessing the tragic impacts of the warming that weve already caused. >> michael, in america, we have a president encouraging the burning of coal. were going to have to reduce our reliance on the entire range of fos...

Presidents upcoming impeachment trial, this week donald trumps administration made good on a promise to gut regulations outlined in the national environmental policy act. those roll backs will make it easier to get the stamp of approval on oil things that would otherwise be regulated by the environmental protection agency. donald trump is of course the same person who campaigned to keep coal plants open, rejected the paris agreement on the world stage, and blamed last years wildfires in californ...

Current prime minister, scott morrison, is actually supporting policies that will continue australias position as the leading exporter of coal on the planet. at a time when we need to be bringing down our emissions dramatically, the current political leadership or one might argue lack thereof here in australia, is taking them in the wrong direction at a time when they are witnessing the tragic impacts of the warming that weve already caused. >> michael, in america, we have a president encouragin...