Horrific footage filmed from a car in Australia shows the chilling scenes of hundreds of burned animals' carcasses.
The kangaroo bodies line the side of a scorched road in Batlow, New South Wales, as fires devastate communities across Australia.
So far, an area three times the size of Wales has been destroyed by flames and experts fear up to a billion animals have died in the fires.
Officials say the blazes, which laid waste to 35,000 square km and destroyed 1,200 homes will last for a further few months.
More than 6,000 firefighters are battling the flames, which are being spread by winds of up to 130km/h.
Posting footage of the remains in Batlow, ABC cameraman Matt said: "Absolutely gut wrenching drive into Batlow this morning. Never seen anything like it.
"It’s completely heartbreaking. Worst thing I’ve seen. Story must be told."
Speaking to the broadcaster, Stuard Blanch of WWF Australia said many animals were well-adapted to cope with bushfires but the current blazes were "too big and too hot" to escape.
He said: "Animals that make it through the fires will continue to die in the next weeks and months because of dehydration, starvation, disease and being easier prey for feral cats and foxes.
"Even animals that are not being burnt to death are cooked because of extreme temperatures, or they get very confused and lost because of the smoke haze so our animals don't stand a chance from these mass mega-fires that burn flames up to 200ft high."
Experts have also warned some animals could be on the brink of extinction.
The wildfires are thought to have killed off a third of Australia's koala population, which was already dangerously low.
Other endangered species are the Western ground parrot, the Eastern bristlebird and the Kangaroo Island dunnart.
