Doug Gimesy / Forest and Wildlife officers Lachlan Clarke (right) an Emily Cordy watch on as a mother koala (Phascolarctos cinereus) and her joey are released. Editorial use only. Model released

Doug Gimesy / Eastern grey kangaroo (Macropus giganteus) on the burnt grounds of Wallabia Wildlife Shelter. The shelter was destroyed during the 2019/20 bushfires. This male kangaroo (called 'Link') was one...

David Gallan / Dead trees continuing to burn after a bushfire has swept through a forest, Biamanga National Park, New South Wales, Australia, December 2019.

David Gallan / Slow motion clip of dead trees continuing to burn after a bushfire has swept through a forest, Biamanga National Park, New South Wales, Australia, December 2019.

David Gallan / Tracking shot between burnt trees in Boyne State Forest, Batemans Bay, New South Wales, Australia, January 2020. Damage caused by bushfire.

David Gallan / Tracking shot between burnt trees in Boyne State Forest, Batemans Bay, New South Wales, Australia, January 2020. Damage caused by bushfire.

Doug Gimesy / Jeremy Jenkins, seeing his house for the first time after the 2019 / 2020 wildfires destroyed much of the the town of Sarsfield,Victoria, Australia. January, 2020. Editorial use only

Doug Gimesy / Koala (Phascolarctos cinereus) mother and joey are released by Emily Cordy (left/green clothes) - a Forest and Wildlife officer (and assisted by members from the Australian Defence Force) at Log Cros...

Angelo Gandolfi / Forest fire in the Cerrado during dry season. Chapada dos Veadeiros National Park, Goias, Brazil. September 2010.

Denis-Huot / Bushfires in dry season on the Isuria escarpment, Masai-Mara Game Reserve, Kenya. October 2007.

David Noton / Slash and burn deforestation near Vang Vieng, Laos, March 2009.

Jack Dykinga / Life returning after seasonal rains to burnt forest, Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest devastation of the 'Wallow Fire', Arizona, USA August 2011

Matthew Maran / Hikers building up a fire in their cliff-overhang cave. The West Coast Trail, Pacific Rim National Park, Vancouver Island, Canada, September, Model released

Jack Dykinga / Trunk of Giant Sequoia tree {Sequoiadendron giganteum} showing scars from ancient fires, Sequoia NP, California, USA

Pete Oxford / Deforestation - smoke from fires in Amazon rainforest along river bank, Ecuador, South America

Francisco Marquez / Farmer using cut branches of Holm oaks (Quercus ilex) during pruning in winter to make charcoal, Extremadura, Spain. January.

Adrian Davies / Pine (Pinus sp) tree trunk, burnt during large wildfire. Thursley National Nature Reserve, Surrey, England, UK. July 2020.

NaturePL Showreels / Our 2021 nature showreel showcasing a selection of our wildlife, timelapse, slow-motion and drone footage.

Bruno D'Amicis / Monks attending fire at night in church forest of Wonchet Michail Orthodox Church. Near Hamusit, Ethiopia. 2018.

Staffan Widstrand / Signs of fire from more than 100 years ago with younger trees in the background. The lichen that looks somewhat like mould on the carbonised, burnt parts is Carbonicola myrmecina. Old-growth pine fore...

Konrad Wothe / Fires burning amongst rainforest fragments in mountains. Eastern Highlands, Papua New Guinea. 2019.

Adrian Davies / Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris), charred tree trunk following wildfire. Thursley National Nature Reserve, Surrey, England, UK. July 2020.

Ashley Cooper / Reforestation of an area destroyed by bush fires, tree guards protecting saplings, mountains in background. Torres del Paine National Park, Patagonia, Chile. January 2020.

Ashley Cooper / Lake Pehoe, a glacier-fed lake with woodland destroyed by forest fires on shore. Torres del Paine National Park, Patagonia, Chile. January 2020.

Ashley Cooper / Woodland destroyed by forest fire, Lake Pehoe and mountains in background. Torres del Paine National Park, Patagonia, Chile. January 2020.

Aaron Gekoski / Radiated tortoise (Astrochelys radiata) on deforested land, Madagascar. Forests (the tortoises' natural habitat) are being cleared for the charcoal and rice industries, and for cattle pasture. Sep...

Jack Dykinga / Aspen saplings growing in burnt forest after Wallow fire, Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest, Arizona, August.

Jack Dykinga / Mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus) in burnt forest, after Wallow Fire, Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest, Arizona, USA, August

Jack Dykinga / Fireweed (Epilobium angustifolium) in flower, and Bracken, and charred wood after Wallow forest fire, Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest, Arizona, USA. August.

Jack Dykinga / Fireweed (Epilobium angustifolium) in flower, after Wallow forest fire, Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest, Arizona, USA. August.

Jack Dykinga / Fireweed (Epilobium angustifolium) floweriung amongst charred wood after Wallow forest fire, Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest, Arizona, USA. August.

Jurgen Freund / Eucalypt (Eucalypteae) forest with Grass trees (Xanthorrhoea sp) damaged by bush fire, Eucalypts with epicormic growth. Blue Mountains, New South Wales, Australia. February 2020.

Jurgen Freund / Eucalyptus (Eucalypteae) trees charred by bush fire, epicormic new growth on trunks. Blue Mountains, New South Wales, Australia. February 2020.

Jurgen Freund / Banksia (Banksai sp) flower charred by bush fire. Blue Mountains, New South Wales, Australia. 2020.

Jurgen Freund / Eucalypt (Eucalypteae) tree charred by bush fire, epicormic growth on trunk. Blue Mountains, New South Wales, Australia. February 2020.

Jurgen Freund / Grass tree (Xanthorrhoea sp) regrowth on burnt stumps in Eucalypt (Eucalypteae) forest damaged by bush fire. Blue Mountains, New South Wales, Australia. February 2020.

Jurgen Freund / Eucalypt (Eucalypteae) forest damaged by bush fire, epicormic growth on tree trunks. Blue Mountains, New South Wales, Australia. February 2020.

Jurgen Freund / Tree fern (Cyatheales) with epicormic growth, damaged in forest fire. Blue Mountains, New South Wales, Australia. February 2020.

Jurgen Freund / Eucalypt (Eucalypteae) forest damaged by bush fire, epicormic growth on branches. Blue Mountains, New South Wales, Australia. February 2020.

Jurgen Freund / Eucalypt (Eucalypteae) forest damaged by bush fire, epicormic growth on branches. Blue Mountains, New South Wales, Australia. February 2020.

Jurgen Freund / Eucalypt (Eucalypteae) forest damaged by bush fire. Blue Mountains, New South Wales, Australia. February 2020.

Jurgen Freund / Eucalypt (Eucalypteae) with epicormic growth at base of charred tree trunk, damaged by bush fire. Blue Mountains, New South Wales, Australia. February 2020.

Jurgen Freund / Eucalypt (Eucalypteae) epicormic growth on forest floor, from roots of tree damaged by bush fire. Blue Mountains, New South Wales, Australia. February 2020.

Jurgen Freund / Eucalypt (Eucalypteae) trees damaged by bush fire, epicormic growth from roots and trunks. Blue Mountains, New South Wales, Australia. February 2020.

Jurgen Freund / Eucalypt (Eucalypteae) tree trunk charred by forest fire, shoots from epicormic regrowth. Blue Mountains, New South Wales, Australia. February 2020.

Jurgen Freund / Epicormic shoot on Eucalypt (Eucalypteae) tree trunk charred by forest fire. Blue Mountains, New South Wales, Australia. February 2020.

Jeff Vanuga / CH-47 helic0poter dropping water on the Lava Mountain Fire in Shoshone National Forest, Wyoming, USA, July 2016

Jeff Vanuga / Fire fighting activities with fixed wind aircraft dropping fire retardant on the Lava Mountain Fire, Wyoming, USA. July 2016