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Woman holding water
Man in protective face mask
Woman carrying water
Kangaroos in smoke
Smoke filled landscape

Water our wildlife

We woke on new years day to choking blankets of smoke almost 20 times hazardous levels. Over summer a Canberran community initiative formed to provide water for our thirsty wildlife. Hundreds waded through smoke, water in hand, in hope of providing our non-human neighbours respite from the drought.

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