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Aussie researchers trying to track feral animals in a national park accidentally capture region springing back to life after devastating bushfires
- Â Timelapse footage shows rapid growth in bushfire ravaged Northern NSW
- Â Brown turns to green as life returns to the bushland hit hard during the summer
- Â More than 5.4million hectares of land was destroyed during the NSW bushfires
Stunning timelapse footage has captured the burned woodland bursting back to life after a horror summer of bushfires.Â
The clip shows brown ground turn to green and ferns spring up as life returns to normal in rural northern New South Wales.
The recovery was actually captured by accident by a team of researchers trying to track the behaviour of feral animals in the state’s national parks.
The incredible footage shows how fire ravaged bushland has recovered following a horror season of fires Â
It was released by the New South Wales Department of Planning, Industry and Environment on Tuesday.
Bushfires burnt more than 5.5million hectares of land alone in New South Wales over the summer, around 7 per cent of the total state.
Authorities estimate the fires impacted the habitat of at least 293 threatened animals and 680 threatened plants.Â
One of the early recovery efforts by the government’s environment team involved a major food drop for the state’s Brush-tailed Rock-wallabies.
Timelapse footage shows barren ground turn to green and ferns spring up as life returns to normal in northern NSWÂ
Pictured: One of the early recovery efforts by the New South Wales government’s environment team involved a major food drop for the state’s Brush-tailed Rock-wallabiesÂ
The plan has already been deemed a success after the entire colony at Kangaroo Valley on the New South Wales South Coast survived as a result of conservation efforts.
New South Wales Environment Minister Matt Kean welcomed the news.
‘After the ferocious fires, it was a welcome relief to hear monitoring cameras and the GPS collars confirmed all the wallabies survived the blaze after trapping several wallabies to assess their health and remove GPS tracking collars,’ Mr Kean said.
‘It was great to hear the wallabies were in good health, with one wallaby identified as a joey that was not previously known.’Â
Meanwhile as cleanup continues firefighters are already preparing for the onslaught of the next bushfire season.
The New South Wales rural fire service has commenced its hazard reduction burn program after the official end to the worst bushfire season in the state’s history on March 31.
The New South Wales rural fire service has commenced its hazard reduction burn program after the official end to the worst bushfire season in the state’s history on March 31
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