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Life Is Slowly Returning To Scorched Australian Lands And Here Are 30 Hopeful Photos

January 30, 2020January 30, 2020 NewsEditor700-page, Australia, Bushfires, current events, fires, flowers, natural disasters, Nature, plants, Wildlife

Plants that have evolved to shield their buds from fire so they can quickly resprout after being burnt at the surface, or even take advantage of the nutrients in ash, are called pyrophytic plants. It’s not uncommon to see them blooming en masse after a devastating fire, and the brilliant greens and reds against the blackened landscape have a stunning visual effect. But even though the cycle of being burnt and growing back again is normal for Australia’s vegetation, the plant and animal survivors still face challenges. This post may…

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A 6-year-old has raised more than $260,000 for Australian wildlife selling his handmade clay koalas

January 23, 2020January 23, 2020 NewsEditorAnimals, Australia, Bushfires, fires, fundraising, Heroes, kids, Wildlife

Owen Colley, age 6, started his clay koala project with a goal of raising $1000 for the animals affected by Australia’s unprecedented bushfires. That was two weeks ago. As of this morning, the kindergartener has raised more than 250 times that amount, and the total is rapidly climbing. Owen is an American and lives in Massachusetts. But his father, Simon, grew up in Sydney and the family lived in Australia for a few months when Owen was a toddler. His mother, Caitlin, told CNN that Owen was saddened to hear…