Australia’s horrific fires may permanently change the country’s landscape
A koala yells out during last month's bushfires in southeastern Australia. (Andrea Izzotti/Deposit Photos/)Grant Williamson is a research fellow in environmental science at the University of Tasmania. Gabi Mocatta is a research fellow in climate change communication at the University of Tasmania. Rebecca Harris is a climate research fellow at the University of Tasmania. Tomas Remenyi is a climate research fellow at the University of Tasmania.This story originally featured on The Conversation.As bushfires in New South Wales, Australia, are finally contained, attention is turning to nature’s recovery. Green shoots are sprouting and animals are returning. But we must accept that in some cases, the bush may never return to its former state.We’ve all read the devastating figures of destruction this fire season. More than 11 million hectares of land burned across the country over a period of about six months. There is some evidence more than one billion animals perished.We...