--- In Martyn Stewart <> wrote:
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> I'm deeply saddened by the grief
> many people are going through and am devastated for the wildlife that
> would have also lost their lives.
As you probably know, bushfires are a natural part of the Australian climate,
for better or
worse. There are some trees here with seeds that will only germinate after
being exposed to
intense heat - a clever post-bushfire survival trick, I guess. After a hot and
dry Summer, as
we've been experiencing, the whole bushland here is like the cliched powder keg
waiting to
go off. The last thing it needs is a bit of help from a bl**dy arsonist. :-(
Criminal acts and human tragedy aside, I have often been amazed at how well the
bushland
here re-establishes itself after fires. Burnt out tree trunks start sprouting
fresh new green
leaves which contrast strongly against the blackend trunks, branches and earth.
And
somehow, amazingly, the wildlife often manages to return and 'rebuild'. Not
always, though.
Sometimes our recordings are all that will be left...
- Greg Simmons
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