Thread - I’m on the Full Story podcast today talking about our After the Fires series and what we’re finding out about the true impacts of the fires on our habitats. https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/audio/2020/aug/18/after-the-bushfires-what-can-be-done-to-save-australias-native-species?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
After the bushfires: what can be done to save Australia's native species?

Environment reporter Graham Readfearn explains the efforts to help local species survive following the horrific bushfires on Kangaroo Island, and discusses what Australia must do to protect wildlife...

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/audio/2020/aug/18/after-the-bushfires-what-can-be-done-to-save-australias-native-species?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
We went to rainforests, islands, eucalyptus forests, a koala hospital, mountain ranges, coastal woodlands, freshwater creeks and mountains for the series. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/ng-interactive/2020/jul/29/australia-after-the-bushfires-aoe
Australia after the bushfires

Wildfires swept through Australia’s forests on an unimaginable scale a few short months ago, causing widespread destruction. The Guardian followed the path of the fires to see how the affected...

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/ng-interactive/2020/jul/29/australia-after-the-bushfires-aoe
It’s an estimate, but three billion animals were in the path of the fires. Millions of mammals and frogs and birds, but more than two billion reptiles. What about those guys - the skins and goannas? Here’s a piece from the weekend. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/aug/15/land-of-the-lizards-victorias-east-gippsland-was-a-refuge-for-threatened-reptiles-the-fires-changed-that?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
Land of the lizards: Victoria's East Gippsland was a refuge for threatened reptiles. The fires...

Scientists say the loss of millions of reptiles in Australia’s summer bushfires will have a huge impact on ecosystems and biodiversity

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/aug/15/land-of-the-lizards-victorias-east-gippsland-was-a-refuge-for-threatened-reptiles-the-fires-changed-that?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
Remember this though - and the scientists keep saying it. These impacts came well before global heating reached the “ambitious” and aspirational 1.5C target. Those fires were momentous. Some species might not make it.
Way back in January ecologists and conservationists had fears. They’re going to need more resources, more help, and better luck to save what’s left. Ends! https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/jan/04/ecologists-warn-silent-death-australia-bushfires-endangered-species-extinction
'Silent death': Australia's bushfires push countless species to extinction

Millions of animals have been killed in the fires but the impact on flora and fauna is more grim even than individual deaths

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/jan/04/ecologists-warn-silent-death-australia-bushfires-endangered-species-extinction
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