Bushfire threat to native species

Plants are banking on us for their future.

Age: Primary & Secondary School
Time: 10 minutes
Format: Video

During the 2019/2020 summer, about 7 billion trees were impacted by the bushfires in Australia. Hear how scientists at the Australian Institute of Botanical Science are working to guard our endangered native plant species against extinction.

Did you know?

The fires burnt an estimated 14.3 million hectares, destroyed over 3,000 buildings and killed at least 34 people. It is also claimed that three billion terrestrial vertebrates were affected, with some endangered species believed to be driven to extinction.