so it looks like quite a contraption. they re a snap trap, so a cat will put its paw inside it, it will snap shut, it will hold the paw and then we come out, basically a sunrise, at the earliest time, and euthanise the cat. it s great that they can hold a feral cat and not damage native wildlife. at the far end of the island, untouched by the fires of black summer, wildlife is flourishing. this is a map of kangaroo island showing where the fires occurred, this last year, and the colours, they show you the intensity of the fire in a lot of area. so the western end of the island, you can see there was some very, very intense burns. but there were also some areas that didn t burn. so there were some refuges for the wildlife to escape some of this.
exist. so we are looking here basically into the middle of the biggest unknown expanse of central nsw. but as planes represent its fringes, pockets of its astonishing biodiversity disappeared in a flash.- disappeared in a flash. there were fireballs disappeared in a flash. there were fireballs leaving - disappeared in a flash. there were fireballs leaving 50 i disappeared in a flash. there were fireballs leaving 50 or. were fireballs leaving 50 or maybe 100m above the canopy. the whole mountainside alike. the whole mountainside alike. the whole mountainside alike. the whole sky glowing. it was like watching a volcano erupt. the kind of stuff that you look at and say they could never burn. ., , ., burn. on the dorrigo plaited in the new england burn. on the dorrigo plaited in the new england tablelands i burn. on the dorrigo plaited in the new england tablelands ofj the new england tablelands of nsw, ecologist mark graham has
far end of the island, untouched by the fires of the black summer, wildlife is flourishing. black summer, wildlife is flourishinu. , ., flourishing. this is a map of kangaroo flourishing. this is a map of kangaroo island flourishing. this is a map of kangaroo island showing i flourishing. this is a map of i kangaroo island showing where the fires occurred, this last year, and the colours, i will show you the intensity of the fire in a lot of area. so the western end of the island, you can see there was some very, very intense burns. but there were also some areas that didn t burn. so there were some refuges for the wildlife to escape some of this. doctor per . escape some of this. doctor peggy ms escape some of this. doctor peggy ms miller escape some of this. doctor peggy ms miller has - escape some of this. doctor peggy ms miller has been . peggy ms miller has been studying the wildlife of kangaroo island for more than 35 years, with a particular focus. peggy rismiller. th
loves echidnas, surviving mammal. everyone loves echidnas, and - surviving mammal. everyonej loves echidnas, and echidnas are really good in the environment. both echidnas and goannas are our natural gardeners. so they are very, very good. they are both diggers, that means they are cultivating the soil, they are turning over the soil, and they are helping the natural environment actually spread. just days after the worst fires in living memory reduced much of the island s bushland to ash, dr rismiller discovered the first vital signs of recovery. the first vital signs of recove . ., , ., recovery. immediately after the fire we still recovery. immediately after the fire we still found fire we still found invertebrate life. still found the answer, the termites, the spiders. all of those were also food sources for other things. there were areas of refuge, areas that didn t burn, where animals did take refuge, so that there were areas that we have populations that were able to expand
and the short beaked echidna, an egg laying creature which is the world s oldest surviving mammal. everyone loves echidnas, and echidnas are really good in the environment. both echidnas and goannas are our natural gardeners. so they re very, very good. they re both diggers, that means they are cultivating the soil, they are turning over the soil, and they are helping the natural environment actually spread. just days after the worst fires in living memory reduced much of the island s bushland to ash, dr rismiller discovered the first vital signs of recovery. immediately after the fire we still found invertebrate life. we still found the ants, the termites, the spiders. all of those were also food sources for other things. there were areas of refuge, areas that didn t burn, where animals did take refuge,