How can landscape recover after devastating fires?
Conservationists are working to restore wildlife after recent wildfires devastated habitats.
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"When we lose grasses, wildflowers and trees to fire, we lose the food plants that invertebrates rely on, taking away spaces in which butterflies and bees can thrive."
— Dan Brown , Athlete
"We've lost these plants now, and it will take years of work to restore the meadow so that marbled white butterflies can return."
— Dan Brown , Athlete
"Each day we're seeing fires devastate green spaces and my team is incredibly worried."
— Jeff Sim , Executive
"In an instant we could lose years of careful restoration work. It can take decades for land to recover from fire, even with dedicated intervention and restoration work."
— Jeff Sim , Executive
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