| Description |
1xi, 281 pages ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction: hope from the embers -- Emblem of a crisis -- Koala -- A land shaped by fire -- Firehawk -- The retreat of the rainforests -- Nightcap oak -- The climate conundrum -- Lemuroid ringtail possum -- Australia's biggest ever bushfire -- Regent honeyeater -- The perils to our waterways -- Platypus -- Extreme conservation -- Wollemi pine -- An army of animal lovers -- Bare-nosed wombat -- Devastation of an island ark -- Glossy black cockatoo -- The tallest flowering plant on Earth -- Mountain ash -- Ancient knowledge and the future of fire -- Northern quoll. |
| Summary |
"In the early months of 2020, the world's attention was riveted on Australia, where the nation's iconic wildlife fought for survival in the face of unprecedented wildfires. Images of koalas drinking from firefighters' water bottles went viral and became the global face of a catastrophe that would kill as many as three billion animals. Known as the Black Summer, the fire season was responsible for more wildlife deaths and near-extinctions than any other single event in Australian history. Flames of Extinction, written by a journalist at the heart of this news coverage, is the first book to tell the stories of Australia's record-setting fires, focusing on the wild animals and plants that will be forever changed. Through evocative and urgent storytelling, Flames of Extinction puts readers on the ground to witness the aftermath of one of Australia's greatest tragedies and inside the inspiring effort to save lives"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Subject |
Wildlife conservation -- Australia.
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Extinct animals -- Australia.
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Fire ecology -- Australia.
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Wildfires -- Australia.
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Forest fires -- Environmental aspects -- Australia.
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Natural disasters -- Environmental aspects -- Australia -- History -- 21st century.
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| ISBN |
9781642832020 hardcover |
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1642832022 hardcover |
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