Such was the extent and intensity of the Black Summer bush fires, which cut a wide swathe of destruction through the south-east forests of NSW, that in their immediate aftermath there was concern that some of our treasured native critters might struggle to rebound.
However, government-sanctioned research released exclusively to this column, shows some native animals have returned close to, and in some cases are exceeding, levels prior to the fires. Phew! Talk about a collective sigh of relief.
