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'NATURE: Australian Bushfire Rescue'
(DVD / PG / 2021 / PBS)

Overview: Rising From the Ashes of Australia's devastating and unprecedented bushfires, animal survivors begin their challenging journey back to a wild existence.

Iconic species such as koalas, kangaroos, wombats and endangered species of parrots face a series of hurdles to recover from their trauma.

Follow their stories of rescue, rehabilitation and eventual release alongside the remarkable tales of human compassion and dedication - from an orphan wombat growing too attached to her caretaker, to audacious helicopter airdrops that feed remote rock wallabies.

When the fires finally burn out, Australia looks to the science, innovation and Indigenous knowledge that will be needed to safeguard fragile wildlife in an even hotter future.

DVD Verdict: Simply put, the highly emotive 'NATURE: Australian Bushfire Rescue' is an up-close look at the rescuing and caring for the animal survivors of Australia's devastating bushfires in 2019.

Iconic species like koalas, kangaroos and wombats face a series of hurdles to recover from their trauma and some, well, on camera as well, they just don't make it: one way or another.

It’s been a year we’ll never forget. Even before the challenges of COVID-19, Australia was hit hard by bushfires during summer 2019-20 - the most catastrophic bushfire season ever experienced in the country’s history. So much was lost, and the impacts will be felt for years to come.

Up to 19 million hectares were burnt, with 12.6 million hectares primarily forest and bushland. 33 lives were lost and around 3,094 homes destroyed.

Early in January, WWF estimated that at that time, 1.25 billion animals had been killed. As the fires raged well into March, and destroyed even more habitat, they had a scientific duty to update that figure to understand the true impact on our wildlife and natural landscapes.

An interim report was released six months on from the fires that they commissioned from a team of scientists from Australian universities, and the findings are shocking. Nearly 3 billion animals were impacted by the bushfires.

At the peak of the fires, their focus was to get emergency support to the amazing frontline organizations, rescuing and caring for injured and fire-affected wildlife.

Now that the fires are out, it’s time to focus on the long road to recovery and future-proofing their country for the fire seasons ahead.

As they grapple with the global pandemic, the need for our work does not stop. In fact, nature needs us now more than ever. They continue to work safely through COVID-19 to deliver work on-the-ground with their partners.

For example, on Kangaroo Island, the extent of destruction to wildlife habitat is severe, but responders have been searching for any animal survivors.

Their priority is to keep wildlife in the wild, but even unharmed wildlife may need to be taken to sanctuaries if they do not have access to food or water due to fire damage.

Animals who are injured are taken to rehabilitation facilities for veterinary treatment, with the goal of re-release back into the wild after recovery. Only if animals are severely injured, suffering, and not able to be returned to health would they be humanely euthanized.

An estimated 1 billion animals died in the horrific Australian bushfires last year. Through the help of tireless volunteers working to rescue the remains of their once-flourishing environment, stories of animal and human resilience have emerged.

A series of digital shorts, produced by NATURE, captures the immediate aftermath of the fires and relief efforts, including the rescue of an orphan wombat, the treatment of one of Australia’s deadliest snakes and the story of a selfless citizen who turned her home into an animal sanctuary.

Inspired by those journeys, the 60-minute documentary follows iconic species including koalas, kangaroos and endangered species of parrots as they face a series of hurdles to recover from their trauma and go back into the wild.

Their stories of rescue, rehabilitation and eventual release sit alongside the remarkable tales of human compassion and dedication from their rescuers and caretakers.

In this quite magnificent, eye-opening, but ultimately sad (be forewarned) documentary 'NATURE: Australian Bushfire Rescue', we discover what is being done in-the-field and how it was made possible. This is a Widescreen Presentation (1.85:1) enhanced for 16x9 TVs.

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