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Australian Black Saturday Bush Fires.

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 * Our Map of regions in Victoria effected **

media type="custom" key="10281661" width="387" height="387" align="right" [|**great information here**] Key Pink - Barred Galaxias fish Yellow - Ground Parrot Blue - Spotted Tree Frog. Dark blue - Sooty Owl Red - Lead beater’s Possum

** Endangered Species **

__The Sooty Owl__

The Sootyowl isa medium or large owlthat is found in south eastern Australia. The Sooty Owl is a nocturnal bird who likes to live in hollow trees. The sooty owl was affected by the bushfires when the fire destroyed all there homes. The sooty owl has a brownish grey colour body and a black shading around their eyes. The female sooty owles are larger than the males. The sooty owls wing’s are 30 to 40cm long and are a dark grey.



__The Ground Parrot__ The Ground Parrot (Eastern) is an extremely rare night parrot. This birdisone of Australia’s only grounddwelling birds. The Ground Parrot lives on marshy plains with no trees. The ground Parrot is a green/bird with flicks of black covering its body. In between the eyes and above the beak is a small patch of red or dark orange. The Ground Parrot was affected in the fires when all its habbitat was destroyed.

__The Leadbeater’s Possum__

The Leadbeater’s Possum is a nocturnal species that is the same size as a small rat. Leadbeater’s Possums are usually found in trees. The Leadbeater’s Possum is usually a grey, brown or black with a few dark stripes on there head. The Leadbeater’s Possum suffered from the fires when all there homes were burnt down.

** The **** Black Saturday Fires, Why is Australia so venerable. ** media type="youtube" key="QAp26V7bI_s" height="345" width="420" align="center"

On February the 7th – 8th 2009 The Black Saturday fires occurred. This was the worst fire ever recorded in history. Three thousand and five hundred structures were destroyed and about seven thousand and five hundred and sixty two people either lost homes or lives. In Local Towns children from the local high schools were unable to attend due to high fire warnings. This was a tragic event and left many places like Marysville destroyed.

__ What Happened __

One week before the Black Saturday fires occurred high fire risk warnings were recorded. The temperature rose to about 40° and the wind reaching about 100 km/h this made venerable surrounding communities and regions and towns a dangerous place to be.

The places that were affected were regions that are surrounded by forest, bush, lakes and rivers, therefore making them extremely vulnerable when a fire is to take place.

Local high schools, ovals and houses in safe approved areas were places where those who lost their homes or had to evacuate were able to stay.

Local children from Churchill, Bunyip, Kinglake and Murrindindi were not able to attended school due to the high fire risk warnings. Many people were told to evacuate their homes or help defend against the fire. Many people who lived in these regions were caught unaware of the risks and suffered severely. This was the worst fire ever to have been experienced.

__ Cause __

The Black Saturday fires are to have been started by lightning, Arson, power line accidents and naturally the heat. Climate change was a huge factor for the heat and Climate Management should have taken place years ago that way we could have prevented the fire.

__ Animals That Were Affected. __

Animals like the Koala, Sooty Owl, Barred Galaxias, Leadbeater’s Possum, Spotted Tree Frog and Ground Parrot were left homeless from loss of habitat, which occurred when the fire raided their territory. Many of these animals lost their homes and lives.

Churchill, Bunyip, Kinglake, Murrindindi and Wilsons Prom were the main locations where these precious animals were affected.

__ Progress __

As the years go by these fire-affected regions are growing and surprisingly about six months later, the destroyed forests were germinating and growing and it has also been discovered that species are being discovered some of which have not been discovered in sixty years are living in this new habitat. Towns that were affected are being rebuilt and improved. Trying to remember the regions looked when they were destroyed is hard to believe considering the progress it has made.

We will never be able to bring back the ones who had passed in this event or ever experience those wonderful memories, which were held in these communities, that were destroyed,But we have to remember that with every mistake develops a brighter future.


 * Here is just a record of what happened during The Black SaturdayFires. **


 * This Information was gathered from: **


 * Mid-March, Early To. "Black Saturday Bushfires." //Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia//. Wikipedia, 13 Aug. 2011. Web. 23 Aug. 2011. . **


 * Wednesday, 28 January 2009 **

Delburn fire commenced in Central Gippsland; arson suspected.


 * We 4 February dnesday, **

Bunyip State Park fire commenced.


 * Saturday, 7 February (Black Saturday) **


 * Mid-morning – ** Bunyip State Park fire jumped containment lines; no other major fire activity.


 * Late morning – ** many fires sprang up as temperatures rose and wind speeds increased.


 * 11:20 am – ** power lines were felled in high winds igniting the //Kilmore East fire// (Kinglake/Whittlesea area). The fire was fanned by 125 km/h (78 mph) winds, entered a pine plantation, grew in intensity, and rapidly headed southeast through the Wandong area.

Early afternoon – ABC Radio received calls from residents of affected areas supplying immediate up-to-date information on fire activity.
 * 12:30 pm – ** Horsham fire commenced__.__


 * 2:55 pm – ** //Murrindindi Mill fire// (Marysville area) first spotted from Mt Despair fire tower.


 * 3:04 pm – ** temperature in Melbourne peaked at 46.4 °C (115.5 °F).

4:20 pm – fire impacted Narbethong.
 * 4:20 pm – ** Kilmore East fire front arrived at Strathewen__.__

Mid-afternoon – smoke from Kilmore East firestorm prevented planes from mapping the fire edge.


 * 4:30 pm – ** number of individual fires across the state increased into the hundreds.


 * 4:30 pm – ** fire commenced at Eaglehawk, near Bendigo.


 * 4:45 pm – ** Kilmore East fire front arrived at Kinglake.


 * 5:00 pm – ** wind direction changed from northwesterly to southwesterly in Melbourne (see Fawkner Beacon Wind chart for 7 February 2009).


 * 5:10 pm – ** air temperature in Melbourne dropped from over 45 °C (113 °F) to around 30 °C (86 °F) in fifteen minutes.


 * 5:30 pm – ** wind change arrived at Kilmore East and Murrindindi Mill (Kinglake/Marysville) fire fronts.


 * 5:45 pm – ** Kilmore East fire front arrived in Flowerdale.


 * 6:00 pm – ** Beechworth fire commenced.


 * 6:00 pm – ** Kilmore East fire smoke plume and pyrocumulus cloud reached 15 km (9.3 mi) high.


 * 6:45 pm – ** Murrindindi Mill fire front arrived at Marysville__.__


 * 8:30 pm – ** Victorian Health Emergency Co-ordination Centre notified Melbourne hospitals to prepare for burn victims.


 * 8:57 pm – ** CFA chief officer first notified that casualties had been confirmed.


 * 10:00 pm – ** Victoria Police announced an initial estimate of 14 fatalities.
 * Sunday, 8 February **

Kilmore East and Murrindindi Mill fires merged to form the //Kinglake fire complex//__.__ Wilsons Promontory fire ignited by lightning. Victoria Police increased estimate to 25 fatalities.


 * Tuesday, 10 February **

Spot fires from Kinglake complex fires merged to form the //Maroondah/Yarra complex//.


 * Tuesday, 17 February **

Six fires still burnt out of control, with another nineteen contained. Containment lines surrounded 85 per cent of the //Kinglake–Murrindindi complex//

The Bunyip and Beechworth fires almost contained.
 * The //Kilmore East –// **// Murrindindi complex south // fire burned in Melbourne's O'Shannassy and Armstrong Creek water catchments.


 * Thursday, 19 February **

Victoria Police increased estimate to 208 fatalities.


 * The //Kilmore East –// **// Murrindindi complex north // fire burnt within containment lines on the southeastern flank.

The //Wilsons Promontory Cathedral// fire had burnt 24,150 ha (59,700 acres) and was still burning__.__ The French Island fire slowly burnt in uninhabited grass and scrub bushland on the northeast end of the island__.__
 * The Kilmore East – ** Murrindindi complex south fire activity continued in areas close to several towns in the Yarra Valley near both Yarra Glen and Warburton__.__


 * Tuesday, 3 March 2009 **

Extreme bushfire conditions predicted for Monday night and early Tuesday morning, involving very strong northerlies, with a change forecast to arrive by Tuesday morning. Three million SMS messages warning of extreme fire danger conditions were sent by the mobile phone companies, on behalf of Victoria Police, to Victorians and Tasmanians with mobile phones as a technology trial


 * Wednesday, 4 March **

Cooler conditions and rain from 4–6 March enabled firefighters to control and contain several fires, with the Kilmore East – Murrindindi complex south fire being completely contained. Predictions for favorable weather signaled the easing of the threat to settlements from the major fires that had been burning since 7 February.


 * Mid-March **

Favorable conditions aided containment efforts and extinguished many of the fires.

** The Healsville Sanctuary **

The Healsville Sanctuary witnessed and experienced The Black Saturday bush fires. The Healsville sanctuary was under threat and was told to evacuate, this included not only the staff but also the animals that were kept in this zoo.

This Sanctuary protects and is currently treating The Orange- bellied parrot, which is an endangered species. Unfortunately there are fewer than 50 of these magnificent birds left in the world today due to habitat loss.

Another victim due to the fires is the Victorian state emblem, the Leadbeater's Possum. Unfortunately there are only five hundred Leadbeater possums left in the world today, which was recorded in 2003.

At the Healsville Sanctuary you will find:

The Healsville Sanctuary is allows animals are to roam freely with in their large enclosures. This sanctuary tries to make the animals feel at home by incorporating trees, bushes and so on to remake their habitats.
 * AFRICAN WILD DOGS
 * ASIAN ELEPHANTS
 * BARKING OWLS
 * BROWN BEARS media type="youtube" key="8M_cb3jWcvE" height="345" width="420" align="right"
 * CORROBOREE FROGS
 * DINGOES
 * GIRAFFES
 * GORILLAS
 * GREATER BILBYS
 * HIPPOPOTAMUSES
 * KOALAS
 * LIONS
 * MEERKATS
 * ORANGE-BELLIED PARROT
 * ORANGUTANS
 * PLATYPUSES
 * PELICANS
 * RED PANDAS
 * RHINOCEROS
 * SEALS
 * SNOW LEOPARDS
 * SUMATRAN TIGERS
 * TASMANIAN DEVILS
 * TREE KANGAROOS
 * WOMBATS
 * ZEBRAS

This sanctuary is unlike many zoos, it allows you to interact with the animals and get a sense of the type of lotions they live in. This is perfect home for those animals that are close to extinction due to habitat loss and especially for those animals that were threatened in the Black Saturday bush fires.

They help the animals by allowing them to become independent and live within their natural habitat.


 * For example: ** The Orange-Bellied Parrot is able to fly freely with in it enclosure, becomes independent and is able to survive in its natural habitat, which is protected.

This Sanctuary supports those animals, which were affected in the fires or lost their homes due to habitat loss.

**// What I believe the Lorax would say.... //**



I the Lorax speak for the trees, nature and the wildlife that has been hurt during the bushfires. What if you were the trees being burnt down? What if you were the animals without a home? Do you think this is fare? I think we should all start trying to prevent these disasters. First of all you should do things around your home to prevent fires. Firstly clean out all gutters or anywhere else around the roof that can collect leaves, as they are extremely flammable. Secondly if you have a woof pile put the wood somewhere away from your home but away from anywhere that can easily catch on fire. There are other things you must do with your plants and trees. All overhanging branches must be cut away and all grass mustbe short and make sure you always rake away leaves. Now lets talk about your safety. To keep yourself safe in case of a fire make sure you have at least one hose that reaches the perimeter of your house so you can stop a small fire before it gets to big. The main thing I must recommend is never keep lots of recycling materials in the house as they are always a fire hazard. Now that I have told you about these things I think you should try them for the sake of yourself and nature and it ends up the main cause being you and the development of the world. Once again I am the Lorax and I speak for the trees, nature and wildlife.

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Question
** How has the __Barred Galaxias__ suffered so badly from the fires. and what was there history like before the fires .**

the resin why the fish were so effected is because, these fish live in water at high water quality.and require this healthy water to live so when a hole lot of ash and soot and dirt runs in to the water the quality of the water drops. the barred galaxias live in small creeks that are about 2.c to7.c and are always shaded bye large vegetation, they also have pebble or sand on the ground and may consist of some water falls. the fish age to aroung 6-13 years old, and grow to 7 or 9 cm long. there are only 13 strems in victoria that the barred balaxias live in, in the wild and this is from. >
 * predation, and competion from thealien salmonid species rainbow trout oncorhynchus mykiss and brown trout salmo trutta
 * dewatering during drought
 * sedimentation
 * bushfire impacts
 * water regime changes
 * genetic isolation

before the fires the mountainsis areas around marrysville used to be a enviroment with a small amount of barred galaxias and to many preditores now though the fires have just help speed up the proses of these amazing fish extinction.

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