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The plan began after Australia's Black Summer of bushfires in 2019-2020 when the Taronga Zoo was asked to rescue platypuses caught in the fires.
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Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY, 27 July 2024
Because those plants evolved to sprout after bushfires—when flames have cleared out competitors and produced nutrient-rich soils—Dixon wondered if exposing them to heat would break their dormancy.
—Katarina Zimmer, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 May 2025
At the end of 2019, a bushfire blazed across the Adelaide Hills, destroying more than 80 homes and 88 square miles of land.
—Alex V. Cipolle, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
Victoria’s campaign to prevent bushfires is not all roses.
—IEEE Spectrum, 11 Nov. 2019
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Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY, 27 July 2024
Because those plants evolved to sprout after bushfires—when flames have cleared out competitors and produced nutrient-rich soils—Dixon wondered if exposing them to heat would break their dormancy.
—Katarina Zimmer, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 May 2025
At the end of 2019, a bushfire blazed across the Adelaide Hills, destroying more than 80 homes and 88 square miles of land.
—Alex V. Cipolle, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
Victoria’s campaign to prevent bushfires is not all roses.
—IEEE Spectrum, 11 Nov. 2019
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“Bushfire.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bushfire. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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