Australia firefighters save world's only rare dinosaur trees (wild, dinosaurs)

[Zoisite]

Some good news for Australia in their fire crisis:

Australia firefighters save world's only rare dinosaur trees

"CANBERRA, Australia — Specialist firefighters have saved the world’s last remaining wild stand of a prehistoric tree from wildfires that razed forests west of Sydney, officials said Thursday...... These pines outlived the dinosaurs ...... The Wollemi Pine is a particularly important species and the fact that this is the only place in the world where they exist and they exist in such small numbers is really significant......."

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[Parnassia]

Australia has so many truly endemic species. The fires are probably going to end up being a lot more tragic than we realize now.

[Zoisite]

Originally Posted by Parnassia

Australia has so many truly endemic species. The fires are probably going to end up being a lot more tragic than we realize now.

I know. It's just so .... very, very heart breaking .... that's all I have words for.
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