F1 champion Hamilton donates $500,000 to Australian wildlife rescue

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Six-times Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton said on Thursday he was donating $500,000 (382,819 pounds) towards the rescue and care of wildlife caught in bushfires ravaging southeast Australia. The Briton, who has adopted a vegan lifestyle and become outspoken on the environment, posted a clip on social media of a scorched koala being tended to against a backdrop of smoke and flames. "It saddens me deeply to know that over 1 billion animals in Australia died a painful death, no way out,

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