5 remarkable stories of flora and fauna in the aftermath of Australia’s horror bushfire season
- Written by Will Cornwell, Associate Professor in Ecology and Evolution, UNSW
hamiltonphillipa/iNaturalist, CC BY-NC-SAAround one year ago, Australia’s Black Summer bushfire season ended, leaving more than 8 million hectares across south-east Australia a mix of charcoal, ash and smoke. An estimated three billion animals were killed or displaced, not including invertebrates.
The impact of the fires on biodiversity was...





