IN PHOTOS: Australia bushfires threaten animals

Animals remained at risk from bushfires in Australia, 50 of which were still uncontained in New South Wales as of Wednesday.

Kangaroos, koalas, cattle and birds, among others, have been fleeing bushfire areas, but some of them did not make it.

Authorities said 129 fires were still ablaze across New South Wales as of Wednesday.

Although the temperatures became cooler and light rain poured, Australian authorities on Wednesday urged residents along the east coast to be ready to evacuate.

More than 10.3 million hectares (25.5 million acres) of land — an area the size of South Korea — have been razed by bushfires across Australia, according to the latest data, with the southeast particularly hard hit.

Adelaide wildlife rescuer Simon Adamczyk is seen with a koala rescued at a burning forest near Cape Borda on Kangaroo Island, southwest of Adelaide, Australia on Tuesday, January 7, 2020. AAP Image/David Mariuz/via Reuters

A kangaroo is seen at the Flinders Chase National Park in a bushfire-affected area on Kangaroo Island, southwest of Adelaide, Australia, on Tuesday, January 7, 2020. AAP Image/David Mariuz/via Reuters

An injured horse is given painkiller in a shared paddock at the evacuation center in Cobargo, as bushfires continue in New South Wales, Australia on Sunday, January 5, 2020. REUTERS/Tracey Nearmy

Animals are seen in Cobargo, as bushfires continue in New South Wales, Australia on Sunday, January 5, 2020. REUTERS/Tracey Nearmy

A pet cat sits quietly in its animal carrier at the evacuation center in the Bomaderry Bowls Club in Bomaderry, Australia on Sunday, January 5, 2020. REUTERS/Tracey Nearmy

—Reuters