half of the gazetted area of the gondwana rainforests of australia burned between september 2019 and january 2020 that s wiping a global treasure from the landscapes that we re the custodians of. the mortality in these forests has been that great that what all these incredible these globally significant fauna species need to survive is not there. dead orchids. it s deathly silent. there s not a single bird calling. and that i m crying inside at that because i ve been coming here since 1981 or 82 and i know deep within my head what these forests should sound like.
than 30 years. half of 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 re the custodians of. the mortality in these forests has been that great that what all these incredible these globally significant fauna species need to survive is not there. dead orchids. it s a deathly silent. there s not a single bird calling. and that i m crying inside at 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 re silent.
what all these incredible these globally significant fauna species need to survive is not there. dead orchids. it s deathly silent. there s not a single bird calling. and that i m crying inside at 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 re silent. as fires swept through from the west, the canopies of some of the state s most treasured national parks were engulfed. more than 18 months later, many of the burnt eucalypts are resprouting in a process known as epicormic growth. but in australia s harsh climate, with more frequent droughts, many will not survive. there are whole areas where we knew that species such as sphagnum frogs,