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now on bbc news, our world. it just exploded. a itjust exploded. a whole mountain just exploded in five seconds. i have never seen anything like it. australians know it as _ anything like it. australians know it as black _ anything like it. australians know it as black summer. i anything like it. australians i know it as black summer. the months in late 2019 and early 2020, when the country saw its most intense bushfire season on record. up to 3 billion animals were killed or displaced and huge swathes of their habitat were burnt. i am nick lazaredes, and 18 months on i

have been travelling australia to see how it's wildlife is very now. to see how it's wildlife is very "ow-— to see how it's wildlife is very now. there are huge resources _ very now. there are huge resources they _ very now. there are huge resources they need, - very now. there are huge - resources they need, whether they eat leaves, flour, pollen, fungi, orthose they eat leaves, flour, pollen, fungi, or those resources, the foodstuff is gone. but fungi, or those resources, the foodstuff is gone.— fungi, or those resources, the foodstuff is gone. but from the ashes of catastrophe, - foodstuff is gone. but from the ashes of catastrophe, there - foodstuff is gone. but from the | ashes of catastrophe, there are also signs of hope and new beginnings for some of australia's most iconic animals. australia's most iconic animals-— australia's most iconic animals. , , ., animals. yes, there were some casualties. _ animals. yes, there were some casualties, but _ animals. yes, there were some casualties, but there _ animals. yes, there were some casualties, but there were - animals. yes, there were some casualties, but there were no i casualties, but there were no species lost, and that is important and people need to realise it takes time for a natural habitat to re—establish for the wildlife to go back to it. but it will happen. in for the wildlife to go back to it. but it will happen.- it. but it will happen. in far northern — it. but it will happen. in far northern nsw, _ it. but it will happen. in far northern nsw, not - it. but it will happen. in far northern nsw, not far- it. but it will happen. in far| northern nsw, not far from northern nsw, not farfrom where australia's worst

bushfire season began in 2019, one of the country's best known species is struggling under the strain. 50 species is struggling under the strain. , , �* , strain. so yes, i'm 'ust looking. fl strain. so yes, i'm 'ust looking, because h strain. so yes, i'mjust looking, because he i strain. so yes, i'mjust. looking, because he had strain. so yes, i'mjust- looking, because he had an internal bleed, if he had a blood transfusion, i am looking just for in the abdomen, just to make sure that that bleeding has stopped. to make sure that that bleeding has stopped-— has stopped. here and in other arts of has stopped. here and in other parts of the — has stopped. here and in other parts of the country _ has stopped. here and in other parts of the country ravaged i has stopped. here and in other parts of the country ravaged by the fires, slow—moving koalas stood little chance. the fires, slow-moving koalas stood little chance.— the fires, slow-moving koalas stood little chance. koalas are in a tree. _ stood little chance. koalas are in a tree. so — stood little chance. koalas are in a tree, so they _ stood little chance. koalas are in a tree, so they don't - stood little chance. koalas are in a tree, so they don't run i in a tree, so they don't run away from fires, and the fires just sweep through. and if it's a really slow burning, intensifier, theyjust get burnt, and then they fall to the ground, dead.- burnt, and then they fall to the ground, dead. with huge tracts of their _ the ground, dead. with huge tracts of their native - the ground, dead. with huge tracts of their native habitatl tracts of their native habitat destroyed, urban development, and rampant land clearing has put the species on a fast track to extinction.— to extinction. you can see his broken nose _ to extinction. you can see his broken nose there. _ to extinction. you can see his broken nose there. he - to extinction. you can see his broken nose there. he is i to extinction. you can see his broken nose there. he is still| broken nose there. he is still a bit wonky on one side. in

nsw, the push to protect koalas has been mired in bitter political debate. and weak national environmental laws appear to be hastening dead demise. 50 appear to be hastening dead demise. , ., appear to be hastening dead demise. . demise. so it is a concern with olitics demise. so it is a concern with politics and — demise. so it is a concern with politics and the _ demise. so it is a concern with politics and the koala - demise. so it is a concern with politics and the koala recovery| politics and the koala recovery plans and things of the government is trying to put in place. it makes us concerned that they are not doing enough to protect these animals, because we do know that they are very vulnerable at this stage due to habitat loss. this is triumphant. hello, baby. hello, darling. you want cuddles? fist hello, darling. you want cuddles?_ hello, darling. you want cuddles? �* , ., .,

cuddles? at the lismore koala hosital, cuddles? at the lismore koala hospital. one _ cuddles? at the lismore koala hospital, one of _ cuddles? at the lismore koala hospital, one of only - cuddles? at the lismore koala hospital, one of only a - cuddles? at the lismore koalaj hospital, one of only a handful dedicated solely to koalas, the list of residents for the long—term is expanding. but this one, named triumph, is already famous. you have a special bond with this koala? absolutely. i have had since he was a baby. absolutely. i have had since he was a baby-— was a baby. with part of leg missing. — was a baby. with part of leg missing. one _ was a baby. with part of leg missing, one was _ was a baby. with part of leg missing, one was recently l missing, one was recently fitted with a prosthetic limb — a world first. it is a welcome milestone in koala care. but for the frontline teams, caring for the frontline teams, caring for australia's iconic wildlife, the trauma of black summer looms large. we are already full — summer looms large. we are already full with _ summer looms large. we are already full with koalas i summer looms large. we are already full with koalas that l already full with koalas that were suffering. we had record numbers. i think we had it once a 3k koalas, which is coming yes, we were struggling, so we were already building up runs. then when the fires hit, unfortunately we had to wait

until it was clear for us to go out, but most of them perished. it did bring a lot of awareness around if cova didn't come out shortly afterward, we could still be educating people. —— covid. in one way it was good, but it was devastating to our wildlife. ~ . ., , but it was devastating to our wildlife. ~ _, , ., wildlife. with the recovery of the koala _ wildlife. with the recovery of the koala and _ wildlife. with the recovery of the koala and other - wildlife. with the recovery of the koala and other native i the koala and other native species hampered by weak laws and toxic politics, the most substantive response is coming from the grassroots. so was your indigenous protected area affected by the fire?— affected by the fire? yes. and affected by the fire? yes. and a lot of edible _ affected by the fire? yes. and a lot of edible species - affected by the fire? yes. and a lot of edible species have i a lot of edible species have moved _ a lot of edible species have moved away, too. we a lot of edible species have moved away, too. we know that over 8096 _ moved away, too. we know that over 8096 in _ moved away, too. we know that over 8096 in some _ moved away, too. we know that over 8096 in some areas - moved away, too. we know that over 8096 in some areas of- moved away, too. we know that over 8096 in some areas of the l over 80% in some areas of the koala habitat has been destroyed and affected by the

fires, with over 61,000 koala is estimated to have perished in the fires. so we do know that all the way up the east coast of australia there were fires affecting koala habitats, including in this area here. fin including in this area here. on this farm _ including in this area here. on this farm in _ including in this area here. on this farm in northern nsw, the world wildlife fund is helping with a community effort to plant koala food trees. 0n with a community effort to plant koala food trees. on a massive scale.— plant koala food trees. on a massive scale. even today we are planting _ massive scale. even today we are planting 9000 _ massive scale. even today we are planting 9000 food i massive scale. even today we are planting 9000 food and l are planting 9000 food and habitat trees and the cattle have been removed from the property and the landholders really want to see this part of the property restored for the koalas. ~ ., ., , koalas. with more farmers choosing — koalas. with more farmers choosing to _ koalas. with more farmers choosing to rehabilitate i choosing to rehabilitate cleared land, there are hopes that it koala survive, other wildlife with also thrive. koala habitat is also home to a

whole range of other species. so when we protect koala habitat, we are protecting habitat, we are protecting habitat for a lot of different species, including a lot of other threatened species like quolls or powerful owls or lyrebirds or lots of different marsupials like the platypus, so by supporting koala habitat, we are protecting habitat for a large range of animals. the gondwana _ large range of animals. the gondwana rain _ large range of animals. the gondwana rain forests of australia are amongst the oldest on the planet. a world heritage site, these cloud forests date to the time of the dinosaurs, when australia began separating from the ancient supercontinent of gondwana, 99 million years ago. the plants and animals that live here provide us with the best examples of the earth's stages of evolutionary history that

exist. so we are looking here basically into the middle of the biggest unknown expanse of central nsw. but as planes represent its fringes, pockets of its astonishing biodiversity disappeared in a flash.- disappeared in a flash. there were fireballs _ disappeared in a flash. there were fireballs leaving - disappeared in a flash. there were fireballs leaving 50 i disappeared in a flash. there were fireballs leaving 50 or. were fireballs leaving 50 or maybe 100m above the canopy. the whole mountainside alike. the whole mountainside alike. the whole mountainside alike. the whole sky glowing. it was like watching a volcano erupt. the kind of stuff that you look at and say they could never burn. ., , ., burn. on the dorrigo plaited in the new england _ burn. on the dorrigo plaited in the new england tablelands i burn. on the dorrigo plaited in the new england tablelands ofj the new england tablelands of nsw, ecologist mark graham has

been studying the impact of the black summer bushfires in a region he is known intimately for more than 30 years. halli region he is known intimately for more than 30 years. half of the gazetted — for more than 30 years. half of the gazetted area _ for more than 30 years. half of the gazetted area of— for more than 30 years. half of the gazetted area of the - the gazetted area of the gondwana rain forests of australia burnt between september 2019 and january 2020. that's wiping a global treasure from the landscapes that we are custodians of. the mortality in — that we are custodians of. the mortality in this _ that we are custodians of. the mortality in this forest has been that great that what all these incredible — these globally significant fauna species need to survive is not there. it species need to survive is not there. ., , ., ., , , there. it was a deathly silent. their's not — there. it was a deathly silent. their's not a _ there. it was a deathly silent. their's not a single _ there. it was a deathly silent. their's not a single bird i their's not a single bird calling. and that — i'm crying inside it that, because i've been coming here since 1981 or

82, and i know deep within my head what these forests should sound like. and they are silent. �* , sound like. and they are silent. a , , ., silent. as fire swept through from the _ silent. as fire swept through from the west, _ silent. as fire swept through from the west, the - silent. as fire swept through from the west, the canopies| silent. as fire swept through i from the west, the canopies of some of the state public treasured national parks were engulfed. more than 18 months later, many of the bird eucalyptus are re— sprouting in a process known as economic growth. but in australia's harsh climate with more frequent droughts, many will not survive.— frequent droughts, many will not survive. -- epicormic. we know that _ not survive. -- epicormic. we know that one _ not survive. -- epicormic. we know that one of _ not survive. -- epicormic. we know that one of our - not survive. -- epicormic. we

know that one of our most i and ancient antarctic beaches. and there are superb medicines in there are superb medicines in the fungi that are within these antarctic beech. find the fungi that are within these antarctic beech.— antarctic beech. and what happened _ antarctic beech. and what happened to _ antarctic beech. and what happened to them - antarctic beech. and what| happened to them because antarctic beech. and what i happened to them because of antarctic beech. and what - happened to them because of the fires? ., . , happened to them because of the fires? ., ., , , ., happened to them because of the fires?— data - fires? totally wiped out. data is emerging _ fires? totally wiped out. data is emerging that _ fires? totally wiped out. data is emerging that the - fires? totally wiped out. data| is emerging that the bushfires of 2020 in the hottest and driest period in australian history were on a scale never

experienced on this continent. here on its bird edges, life will never be the same. the areas of _ will never be the same. the areas of grey _ will never be the same. the areas of grey forest - will never be the same. tue: areas of grey forest visible will never be the same. tte: areas of grey forest visible in the distance are dead. a fire under a 90 kilometre win burnt through and there has been widespread mortality. eucalyptus don't have dormancy is. so because of the sheer scale it is highly unlikely that eucalyptus will be regenerating or germinating where whole mountainside is are dead below it. so that is effectively ecosystem collapse. kangaroo island's story since the fires is one of extraordinary resilience and recovery. separated from the

mainland 10,000 years ago, it lies at the coast of sa, and is the country's third largest island. scientists say the interaction between plants and animals here provides a biological window into the past, a kind of noah's ark of australian wildlife. but with the island's i bridge soils are magnified lightning, the cataclysmic events of australia's black summer conspired against it. almost half the island — around 200,000 hectares — burnt. half the island - around 200,000 hectares - burnt. here we are coming — 200,000 hectares - burnt. here we are coming up— 200,000 hectares - burnt. here we are coming up to _ 200,000 hectares - burnt. here we are coming up to the - 200,000 hectares - burnt. here we are coming up to the area i we are coming up to the area where the fire burned through, just up around here. then it left these little patches of unborn vegetation here was nowhere right on the edge where fire stopped. nowhere right on the edge where fire stopped-— fire stopped. kangaroo island

wildlife researcher _ fire stopped. kangaroo island wildlife researcher pat - fire stopped. kangaroo island. wildlife researcher pat hodgins remembers the fear which gripped him in the days which followed. tt gripped him in the days which followed. ., , , , gripped him in the days which followed. , , . ., followed. it was pretty clear to us the — followed. it was pretty clear to us the impacts _ followed. it was pretty clear to us the impacts for - to us the impacts for threatened species on the island was going to be pretty massive. if you see just the fire ripping through the habitat and taking everything away, it is like a massive habitat loss, just like that, the click of a heartbeat, really. the dunart is pretty distinctive. it runs along here, in front of this camera trap, and the camera will detect the movement and then take a series of photos. hand take a series of photos. and this was what _ take a series of photos. and this was what worried him the most. the fate of the endangered kangaroo island dunart, a tiny marsupial. when ou have dunart, a tiny marsupial. when you have species _ dunart, a tiny marsupial. when you have species like _ dunart, a tiny marsupial. when you have species like the i you have species like the kangaroo island �*s dunnart, thatis kangaroo island �*s dunnart, that is only found here, there is not on mainland australia, not on any other islands, not

in captivity, and they only live in this really small location, if you have a fire that comes through and takes them all out, takes out the habitat, you don't really know how that species is going to respond. so we were obviously pretty concerned there was going to be some pretty major impacts for that species. there always would have been... itirui’ith always would have been... with redators always would have been... with predators on — always would have been... with predators on the _ always would have been... with predators on the prowl, - always would have been... with predators on the prowl, teams worked quickly to create a safe havens for any remaining ground species. setting up simple contraptions like these netted tunnels, where animals could hide. nearby, drift nets were placed with cameras attached to help identify anything moving on the surface.— help identify anything moving on the surface. within a couple of da s, on the surface. within a couple of days, miraculously, - on the surface. within a couple of days, miraculously, we i on the surface. within a couple of days, miraculously, we had| of days, miraculously, we had found kangaroo island dunnarts that had persisted here, which was fantastic, and also a whole host of other threatened species like southern brown bandicoots, which were endangered, southern emu wrens and western with the birds. so that was amazing, to know they

had persisted in this location. without tiny success, a rescue plan was hatched to secure remaining populations, and within months, the western river refuge was created. —— with that tiny success. almost 400 hectares of habitat protected with a cut exclusion fence that ecologists hope will become a sanctuary for the dunnarts and other species. —— cat exclusion fence. dunnarts and other species. -- cat exclusion fence.— dunnarts and other species. -- cat exclusion fence. because of that effort _ cat exclusion fence. because of that effort and _ cat exclusion fence. because of that effort and because - cat exclusion fence. because of that effort and because of i cat exclusion fence. because of that effort and because of the l that effort and because of the funding and the resources that have gone into the kangaroo island dunnart, we know more about the dunnart than ever, because of the bushfire, which i guess is a bit of a silver lining. and what we have seen from that is that we have found dunnarts and a lot more locations than we previously have. �* �* , ., locations than we previously have. �* �*, ., , have. and it's not 'ust dunnansfi have. and it's not 'ust dunnarts which i have. and it's notjust dunnarts which have l have. and it's not just - dunnarts which have survived. this is a possum, a brush tail possum. it's very, very nice to

sort of see these guys, burrowing down and have sort of survives, or moved along in different areas. tiny little pygmy possums, which she would never think would be able to survive such an intense fire. in the aftermath of the fires, anything that managed to survive the inferno faced a new threat on the charred landscape. feral cats. with so many species already pushed to the brink, a battle is now under way to remove them from the fragile environment. so it looks like quite a contraption. they are a snap trap, so a cat will put its paw inside it, it will put its paw inside it, it will snapshot, will put its paw inside it, it willsnapshot, it will put its paw inside it, it will snapshot, it will hold the spare and then we come out, basically a sunrise, at the earliest time, and euthanise the cat. it is great that they can hold a feral cat and not damage native wildlife. at the

far end of the island, untouched by the fires of the black summer, wildlife is flourishing.— black summer, wildlife is flourishinu. , ., flourishing. this is a map of kangaroo — flourishing. this is a map of kangaroo island _ flourishing. this is a map of kangaroo island showing i flourishing. this is a map of i kangaroo island showing where the fires occurred, this last year, and the colours, i will show you the intensity of the fire in a lot of area. so the western end of the island, you can see there was some very, very intense burns. but there were also some areas that didn't burn. so there were some refuges for the wildlife to escape some of this. doctor per . escape some of this. doctor peggy ms — escape some of this. doctor peggy ms miller— escape some of this. doctor peggy ms miller has - escape some of this. doctor peggy ms miller has been . peggy ms miller has been studying the wildlife of kangaroo island for more than 35 years, with a particular focus. —— peggy rismiller. the islands largest natural island's largest natural predator, the rosenberg's goanna, which can live several decades, and the short beak echidna, an egg laying creature which is the world's oldest surviving mammal. everyone

loves echidnas, _ surviving mammal. everyone loves echidnas, and - surviving mammal. everyonej loves echidnas, and echidnas are really good in the environment. both echidnas and goannas are our natural gardeners. so they are very, very good. they are both diggers, that means they are cultivating the soil, they are turning over the soil, and they are helping the natural environment actually spread. just days after the worst fires in living memory reduced much of the island's bushland to ash, dr rismiller discovered the first vital signs of recovery. the first vital signs of recove . ., , ., recovery. immediately after the fire we still _ recovery. immediately after the fire we still found _ fire we still found invertebrate life. still found the answer, the termites, the spiders. all of those were also food sources for other things. there were areas of refuge, areas that didn't burn, where animals did take refuge, so that there were areas that we have populations that were able to expand as the environment itself started to expand. the

whole chemical powerhouse of the environment has changed post— fire. so, after the fire, some of the first things we saw where these amazing fungus that have come up, because with all of the ash, the ph has to change before other things can start to grow. and it is actually one step after another, is the way that nature does it. but that's not the way that humans usually think, you know? we want things to happen and we want them to happen much quicker than nature does. so nature's time is definitely different than people's time. watch your head.— different than people's time. watch your head. like elsewhere in australia. _ watch your head. like elsewhere in australia, plant _ watch your head. like elsewhere in australia, plant and _ watch your head. like elsewhere in australia, plant and animal i in australia, plant and animal species on kangaroo island have evolved with fire, and although the intensity of the black summer bushfires were off the charts, renewal of the environment is already under way. environment is already under wa . ., environment is already under wa , ., ,

way. you can see the termite mound is _ way. you can see the termite mound is actually _ way. you can see the termite mound is actually covered i way. you can see the termite l mound is actually covered with a type of soil, and what we found was that the termites will actually mind certain chemicals from the soil, and build that into the top of that amount, and that actually makes their mounts more fire resistant. so in some places, with the bushfire, the mounds look totally intact. you can see them with everything black and burned around them, and the mound is standing there looking like it wasn't touched. i think if you are a scientist and biologist you have to be positive these things. you are looking at species such as the echidna, which was around 120 million years ago. now, australia has gone through ice ages, gone through greenhouse effects, gone through probably a number of catastrophic fires in that time, and echidnas are still considered one of australia's most common native mammals. so they are really true survivors, and it is the true survivors, and it is the true survivors, and it is the true survivors we should look at and perhaps try to model ourselves a bit about them, about being survivors ourselves. they are resilient,

the ecosystems are resilient, kangaroo island people are resilient. australia is still assessing the scale of the immense damage done by its black summer. but immense damage done by its black summer.— black summer. but the resilience _ black summer. but the resilience of _ black summer. but the resilience of kangaroo l black summer. but the i resilience of kangaroo island could hold the key to protecting the nation's rich biodiversity from future catastrophic fires. as public attitudes to climate change begin to shift, there is renewed hope that australia's remarkable wildlife will be given a fighting chance.

hello there. the hottest weather of the year so far awaits us as we head into the weekend. it's sunday that will be the hottest day of the two, with temperatures reaching 30 degrees in the very hottest areas. now, it's pretty humid across parts of england and wales on friday, but that humidity will be easing somewhat as we head into the first part of saturday morning. fresher air moving in for most. that said, it will stay pretty humid around the channel islands, still with some low cloud and some fog patches here to start saturday morning. 0therwise, we've got broken cloud, and these are the kind of temperatures we'll have to start the day — around about 10—14 degrees for most, so a mild start to the day already. now, for saturday morning, really, across the northern half of the uk, you'll see patches of cloud.

eastern scotland probably having some decent sunshine. wales, the midlands, east anglia, southern england as well having a largely fine and settled start to the day with plenty of sunshine, too. and for most areas, the weather will brighten up, but it will turn cloudier and more humid in northern ireland and western scotland. so it never gets that warm, for example, in stornoway — 14 degrees here. further southwards, that's where the highest temperatures will be. across england and wales, low to mid 20s once again. and for the cricket at edgbaston, unlike the first test, no chance of interruptions. this time around, it stays dry with lots of sunshine. and wales get their european football campaign under way in azerbaijan. it will stay dry with warm sunshine here. now, for the second half of the weekend, the weather's going to get even hotter. high pressure building in for most of the uk, although we do have this pesky weather front moving into the far north—west and ultimately, that will bring some rain across the far north—west of scotland. but otherwise, most parts of the country having some long spells of sunshine and for many, it will be very, very warm and feeling really quite humid. 26 degrees in aberdeen. highs reaching 30 degrees in the hottest areas further south. never that warm, though, across the far north—west with that thicker cloud and the rain. it does mean as england

start their european campaign against croatia at wembley, it's still going to be pretty warm — 27 celsius — and a warm night will follow. sunday night, these are the temperatures, still, at 11 o'clock. a warm one for sleeping with those temperatures still well into the 20s. into next week, well, there will be some rain moving in to some northern areas of the uk but it'll be still sunny and very warm further south.

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