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In remote central Arnhem Land, finding a northern brushtail possum is encouraging for the local Indigenous rangers. Though once common, such small native mammals are now rare. Many are threatened with ...
After the Black Summer fires of 2019–20, I embarked on world-first research into whether“bee hotels” – a type of artificial nesting structure – could help native bees recolonise an area.
After the Black Summer fires of 2019–20, I embarked on world-first research into whether “bee hotels” – a type of artificial nesting structure – could help native bees recolonise an area.
The Eaton Fire left behind a wasteland of devastation. But wildlife is returning to the charred hillsides thanks to the resilience of Mother Nature.
Wildlife carers fear a large burn-off planned in the state’s east will harm native animal populations still recovering from the Black Summer fires five years ago.
Wild Australia: After The Fires, narrated by Hugo Weaving, is a factual documentary created in 2020 by Northern Pictures – Australian Geographic’s sister company. The film charts the long-term ...
Five years after Black Summer: a story of grief, scars and hope for our koalas Bowdie McBeth’s pilot husband was one of three US airmen killed when fighting a fierce Black Summer blaze near the ...
Bushfire warning as Australia marks five years since Black Summer horror Millions are being urged to prepare for another possible brutal few weeks of bushfires as communities mark five years since ...
How often and where prescribed burning takes place needs a rethink if Australia's plants and animals are to be preserved, according to a study of biodiversity loss due to the Black Summer fires.
Despite the rescue efforts of volunteers and everyday Australians, new research has revealed the dire survival rates of wildlife during the Black Summer bushfires. There are calls for improvements ...
A first of its kind study of the 2019-2020 'Black Summer' bushfires in Australia has revealed that the tourism industry nationwide took an immediate hit of $2.8 billion in total output to its ...