drought, heatwaves and bush fires and koala is particularly vulnerable to bush fires. they re slow-moving. they live in highly combustible eucalyptus trees. we ve had a frequency. often koalas can survive fires, but these are unprecedented. they ve been what we call crown fires and they go right up to the top of the trees and stop the chance of ecaping. when the koala is in trouble, it s a sign that other species are in trouble. they re almost like the canary in the coal mine, so to speak. they re our flagship species. in protecting them, we re protecting thousands of other species and plants and as well. such an important issue. and thanks for taking the time, josey sherrad, thank you. pleasure. thank you. still to come here on the program, a massive black diamond shrouded in mystery is about to go up for sale. details on the stone dubbed the
utility pole may be responsible. amid the devastation, images of heroism as a firefighter rescues an american flag before it s consumed by fire. the county sheriff as a resident of greenville. my heart is crushed by what has occurred there. their life is now forever changed and all i can tell you is i m sorry. not far away, three people including a firefighter were injured in the river fire which started wednesday and fueled by high winds and dry vegetation quickly burned 2600 anchors and 88 structures. officials say wildfire statewide, many sparked by lightning, have forced the evacuation of more than 18,000 people. drought conditions causing crown fires that jumped from treetop to treetop. we are getting too wet from a normally be considered peak fire season and we are already having fires that are burning with the same intensity we would normally see towards the end of the fire