VOLUNTEERS of the Willo’s Men’s Shed have done their part to support the rehabilitation of Kangaroo Island after devastating bushfires ravaged the region earlier this month.

The group of men have come together to construct 80 water fountains, to be delivered to the island this week.

The fountains have been made of PVC piping, donated by local business Jordan’s Plumbing, and are expected to bring relief to animals whose lives continue to be threatened due to loss of habitat.

Willo’s Men’s Shed volunteer Andrew Scholz said he heard about the cause through family, some of whom were directly affected by the K.I. fires, and the men were too happy to help.

“You might get little patches or pockets (of vegetation) that isn’t burnt and any animals in there can run out of food and water,” Mr Scholz said.

“All the leaves that used to have moisture are now dry, so even if they do get something to eat they will still need water.

“We don’t have a lot of resources, in terms of the amount of funds we can raise are all spoken for, and we rely a lot on what we can sell and grants to keep surviving, but this has been a way for us to ‘do our bit’.”

Fellow-volunteer Laurens Hooymayers said he felt he needed to help after having seen the devastating pictures of the fire ground.

“We are all volunteers here anyway, so that’s why we said ‘okay, we will put them together for them and do something for nature’,” he said.

“We like to help the community as much as we can.”

A total of 211,255ha of K.I. land has been burnt by bushfire, the majority of which occurred on January 4 and 9.

Fires have claimed two lives, as well as 89 houses and 296 outbuildings, 276 vehicles, and at least 43,000 livestock.

The loss of native wildlife is in the millions, with the loss of habitat continuing to be a threat for tree-dwelling animals, such as possums and koalas, hollow-nesting birds and small terrestrial slow-moving animals, like bandicoots and echidnas.