Fire and animals - what we need to learn asap

I've been delighted to read of creation of more sanctuary and protected areas, habitats of our odd-bod critters like geckos and bugs.   

https://www.stuff.co.nz/environment/118621961/rare-lizards-scupper-cardrona-skifields-chairlift-plans?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter 

All good - or is it? If DOC continues with its lock-it-up approach these areas will fill with dry material busting for a spark, whether from a careless human or uncaring lightning.

Australia is built for burning, it has vegetation "designed" for big burns and rapid recovery, seed germination. Stands to reason their critters are likewise adapted.  Ours aren't.

https://www.stuff.co.nz/world/australia/118650508/australian-bushfires-the-tricks-animals-are-using-to-survive

"Have you ever wondered how our native wildlife manage to stay alive when an inferno is ripping through their homes, and afterwards when there is little to eat and nowhere to hide? The answer is adaptation and old-fashioned ingenuity.

Australia’s bushfire season is far from over, and the cost to wildlife has been epic.

A sobering estimate has put the number of animals killed across Australia at 1 billion - and that’s a conservative figure.

But let’s look at some uplifting facts: how animals survive, and what challenges they overcome in the days and weeks after a fire..."  continued.....

 

Well worth reading. We need to understand this stuff, don't we?