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Stunning shots capture green shoots amid blackened Fraser Island- K’gari bush as experts warn of ‘opportunistic’ pests – ABC News

Images capture bushland regeneration two months after a ferocious fire burned through half the island, but already there are signs of weeds, pests, and other diseases taking…

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Photographing the charred wilds of Fraser Island-K’gari is far from a glamorous job, but Peter Meyer’s bush bashing has produced some stunning images of regeneration only two months after a ferocious fire burned through half the island.
Key points:

  • The bushfire on K’gari started in October 2020 after an illegal campfire was not properly extinguished
  • 87,000 hectares were burnt, more than half the island’s bushland
  • Groups like the Butchulla Land and Sea Rangers are working to protect recovering bush…

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