Australia's Wildlife Emergency

101 East meets the first responders saving Australia's wildlife from the country's worst bushfires.

Millions of hectares have burned, dozens of lives have been lost, thousands of homes destroyed - and now a wildlife emergency is unfolding.

It is estimated that as many as one billion animals have been killed. With bushland scorched, more animals are continuing to succumb to the loss of food and habitat.

101 East travels to Kangaroo Island, a tourist destination off Australia's southern coast which has been ravaged by fires.

Known for its stunning natural beauty and abundance of wildlife, conservation groups are now in a race against time to try to rescue and care for the island's sick and injured animals.