Jack Dykinga / Charred remains of Aspen-fir forest near Hannagan's Meadow, at sunset with fireweeds growing in profusion amidst felled trees, Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest, Arizona, USA September 2011

Doug Gimesy / Sue Swain kissing rescued bush fire victim koala (Phascolarctos cinereus) named 'Sooty'. Sooty was very badly burnt during the Taree bushfires (NSW) in November 2019. His nose, hands, feet and chin we...

Doug Gimesy / Sue Swain with rescued bush fire victim koala (Phascolarctos cinereus) named 'Sooty'. Sooty was very badly burnt during the Taree bushfires (NSW) in November 2019. His nose, hands, feet and chin were...

Doug Gimesy / Sue Swain with rescued bush fire victim koala (Phascolarctos cinereus) named 'Sooty', Sooty was very badly burnt during the Taree bushfires (NSW) in November 2019. His nose, hands, feet and chin were...

Doug Gimesy / Very badly burnt front foot of a Koala (Phascolarctos cinereus) named 'Sooty' from the Taree bushfires (NSW) in November 2019, is held by koala rescuer and carer, Sue Swain. When he arrived, his nose...

Doug Gimesy / Sue Swain looks at the bush fire victim koala (Phascolarctos cinereus) named 'Sooty' who she has just applied burn cream to. 'Sooty' was very badly burnt during the Taree bushfires...

Doug Gimesy / ?Sue Swain gives a bush fire victim koala (Phascolarctos cinereus) named 'Sooty', a dietary supplement in her garage (where she keeps this koala being cared for). ??Sooty' was very badly burnt during...

Doug Gimesy / ?Sue Swain gives a bush fire victim koala (Phascolarctos cinereus) named 'Sooty', a dietary supplement in her garage. '??Sooty' was very badly burnt during the Taree bushfires (NSW) in November 2...

Sergio Hanquet / Canary island date palm (Phoenix canariensis) trees charred and killed by forest fire. Valle Gran Rey, La Gomera, Tenerife, Canary Islands. 2012.

Sergio Hanquet / Canary island date palm (Phoenix canariensis) trees charred by forest fire. Valle Gran Rey, La Gomera, Tenerife, Canary Islands. 2012.

Sergio Hanquet / Charred trees and destruction caused by forest fire. Garajonay National Park, La Gomera, Tenerife, Canary Islands, 2012.

Sergio Hanquet / Charred Garajonay National Park sign with dead trees in background, caused by forest fire. La Gomera, Tenerife, Canary Islands, 2012.

Sergio Hanquet / Tower of jewels (Echium wildpretii) plants charred by forest fire, amongst rocks. Ifonche, Teide National Park, Tenerife, Canary Islands, 2012.

Sergio Hanquet / Charred remains of tree following forest fire. Teide National Park, Tenerife, Canary Islands, 2012.

Sergio Hanquet / Charred remains of tree following forest fire. Teide National Park, Tenerife, Canary Islands, 2012.

Sergio Hanquet / Charred remnant Canary Island pine (Pinus canariensis). tree trunk following forest fire. El Hierro, Canary Islands.

Sergio Hanquet / Charred remnant Canary Island pine (Pinus canariensis). tree trunk following forest fire. El Hierro, Canary Islands.

Sergio Hanquet / Road through charred landscape following forest fire. Erjos, Tenerife, Canary Islands.

Sergio Hanquet / Charred hillside and habitat destruction caused by forest fire. Erjos, Tenerife, Canary Islands.

Ingo Arndt / Paperbark trees or White Bottlebrush (Melaleuca quinquenervia) in the wet season after bushfire with charred bark, Kakadu National Park, Australia, December

Scott Leslie / Ferns emerging from charred forest floor after recent fire, Nova Scotia, Canada

TOM MANGELSEN / Coyote (Canis latrans) standing on a charred fallen tree in patchy snow, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, USA. October.

Piotr Naskrecki / Grasshopper (Tmetonota rugosa) camouflaged against charred branches, Gorongosa National Park, Mozambique

Georgette Douwma / Aftermath of a grassfire in Epping Forest, London, England, UK, September 2013.

Angelo Gandolfi / Fires at the peak of the dry season. Chapada dos Veadeiros National Park, Cerrado region, Goias, Brazil.

Angelo Gandolfi / Scorched plant regrowing leaves after fires during the peak of the dry season, Chapada dos Veadeiros National Park, Cerrado region, Goias, Brazil.

Angelo Gandolfi / Flower (possibly Hippeastrum sp.) in flower after fire, many flowers in the region have fire induced flowering. Chapada dos Veadeiros National Park, Cerrado region, Goias, Brazil.

Angelo Gandolfi / Bird of prey flying over fires, during the peak of the dry season,Chapada dos Veadeiros National Park, Cerrado region, Goias, Brazil.

Angelo Gandolfi / Fire blazing in Chapada dos Veadeiros National Park, Cerrado region, Goias, Brazil. Fires at the peak of the dry season, September.

Ann & Steve Toon / Wild fire raging in Imfolozi game reserve, Kwazulu Natal, South Africa, June 2012

Jack Dykinga / Flowering fireweed and bracken ferns growing amid charred trees, 'Wallow forest fire' aftermath, Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest, Arizona, USA August 2011

Jack Dykinga / Crosshatch pattern of shadows, felled trees, and charred trunks, with green new growth lining forest floor, Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest, near Alpine, Arizona, USA September 2011

Jack Dykinga / Flowering lupines amid charred, felled trees near KP Cienega, Wallow forest fire aftermath, Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest, Arizona, USA August 2011

Alex Hyde / Regeneration of lowland heath following major fire, with Bell Heather (Erica cinerea) growing in foreground and charred birch trunks in the background, Thursley Common National Nature Reserve, Surrey,...

Thomas Lazar / Charred / burnt thick bark at base of Giant redwood tree (Sequoia sempervirens) in coastal redwood forest, Redwoods National and State Parks, Northern California, USA, May 2008

Wild Wonders of Europe / Bartocha / Regrowth around trees charred by a forest fire, Vieste, Gargano National Park, Gargano Peninsula, Apulia, Italy, May 2008

Wild Wonders of Europe / Bartocha / Land left charred by a forest fire, Vieste, Gargano National Park, Gargano Peninsula, Apulia, Italy, May 2008

Yva Momatiuk & John Eastcott / Charred trunks of coniferous trees, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming

Yva Momatiuk & John Eastcott / Charred trunks of coniferous trees, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming

Yva Momatiuk & John Eastcott / Charred trunks of spruce trees after recent forest fire caused by lightning during prolonged drought, Glacier National Park, Montana

Tony Phelps / Protea, charred after controlled fires, DeHoop NR, Western Cape, South Africa.

Tony Phelps / Protea, charred after controlled fires, DeHoop NR, Western Cape, South Africa.

Tony Phelps / Charred landscape after controlled burning, part of habitat management, DeHoop NR, Western Cape, South Africa.

Tony Phelps / Sign next to charred landscape after controlled burning, DeHoop NR, Western Cape, South Africa

Tony Phelps / Charred landscape after controlled fires, part of habitat management, DeHoop NR, Western Cape, South Africa

Steven Fuller / Charred bones of animal killed in forest fire, Yellowstone NP, Wyoming, USA. 1989

Jim Brandenburg / Smoldering forest fire, Black Hills National Forest, South Dakota

Jim Brandenburg / Smoldering forest fire, Black Hills National Forest, South Dakota

Scott Leslie / Ferns emerging from charred forest floor after recent fire, Nova Scotia, Canada

Scott Leslie / Ferns emerging from charred forest floor after recent fire, Nova Scotia, Canada

Scott Leslie / Ferns emerging from charred forest floor after recent fire, Nova Scotia, Canada

Yva Momatiuk & John Eastcott / Giant Sequoia (Sequoiadendron giganteum) showing fire damage, Mariposa Grove, Yosemite National Park, California

Yva Momatiuk & John Eastcott / Blackboy Tree (Xanthorrhoea sp) group and shrubs charred by bush fire, Lucky Beach, Western Australia, Australia

Yva Momatiuk & John Eastcott / Blackboy Tree (Xanthorrhoea sp) group and shrubs charred by bush fire, Lucky Beach, Western Australia, Australia

Tui De Roy / Blue-fronted Parrot (Amazona aestiva) perched on charred tree trunk in recently burnt Cerrado habitat, Emas National Park, Brazil

Heike Odermatt / Burnt trees and heathland after fire, Netherland

Heike Odermatt / Burned leaves after wildfire, Netherland

Heike Odermatt / Burnt trees and heathland after fire, Netherland

Heike Odermatt / Burnt trees after fire, Strabrechtse Heide, North Brabant, Netherland

Heike Odermatt / Pine (Pinus sp) bark after fire, Strabrechtse Heide, North Brabant, Netherland

Heike Odermatt / Burnt trees after fire with moon, Strabrechtse Heide, North Brabant, Netherland

Heike Odermatt / Burnt trees after fire with moon, Strabrechtse Heide, North Brabant, Netherland

Heike Odermatt / Burnt trees after fire, Strabrechtse Heide, North Brabant, Netherland

Heike Odermatt / Pine (Pinus sp) bark after fire, Strabrechtse Heide, North Brabant, Netherland

Etienne Littlefair / Forest kingfisher (Todiramphus macleayii) perched on a charred branch in savannah woodland, Adelaide River Hills, Northern Territory, Australia.

Ashley Cooper / Charred trees in woodland at the head of Lake Windermere, burned by fire that was lit in drought conditions during the summer, Lake District, Cumbria, UK. June, 2023.

Nick Garbutt / Guanacos (Lama guanicoe) walking through charred forest in deep snow near Lago Pehoe, Torres del Paine National Park, Patagonia, Chile.

Jack Dykinga / Charred trees silhouetted against smoke billowing from wildfire started by lightning, Kaibab National Forest, near North Rim of Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona, USA. July, 2019.

Nick Upton / Common gorse (Ulex europaeus) charred remains of bushes within a 5 hectare patch of heathland badly burnt by a major fire, likely caused by a disposable barbecue found at an unauthorised camp after a...

Nick Upton / Common gorse (Ulex europaeus) charred remains of bushes within a 5 hectare patch of heathland badly burnt by a major fire, likely caused by a disposable barbecue found at an unauthorised camp after a...

Nick Upton / Bare ground and charred remains of Common gorse (Ulex europaeus) bushes within a 5 hectare patch of heathland badly burnt by a major fire, likely caused by a disposable barbecue found at an unauthoris...

Nick Upton / Bare ground and charred remains of Common gorse (Ulex europaeus) bushes within a 5 hectare patch of heathland badly burnt by a major fire, likely caused by a disposable barbecue found at an unauthoris...

Nick Upton / Common gorse (Ulex europaeus) charred remains of bushes within a 5 hectare patch of heathland badly burnt by a major fire, likely caused by a disposable barbecue found at an unauthorised camp after a...

Nick Upton / Common gorse (Ulex europaeus) charred remains of bushes within a 5 hectare patch of heathland badly burnt by a major fire, likely caused by a disposable barbecue found at an unauthorised camp after a...

Nick Upton / Charred remains of Common gorse (Ulex europaeus) bushes and Silver birch (Betula pendula) tree at the edge of a 5 hectare patch of heathland badly burnt by a major fire, likely caused by a disposable...

Nick Upton / Charred remains of Common gorse (Ulex europaeus), Scots pine (Pinus sylvesfris) and Silver birch (Betula pendula) trees within a 5 hectare patch of heathland badly burnt by a major fire, likely caused...

Nick Upton / Common gorse (Ulex europaeus) charred remains of bushes within a 5 hectare patch of heathland badly burnt by a major fire, likely caused by a disposable barbecue found at an unauthorised camp after a...

Nick Upton / Common gorse (Ulex europaeus) charred remains of bushes within a 5 hectare patch of heathland badly burnt by a major fire, likely caused by a disposable barbecue found at an unauthorised camp after a...

Nick Upton / Common gorse (Ulex europaeus) bushes and a Silver birch (Betula pendula) tree charred remains within a 5 hectare patch of heathland burnt by a major fire, likely caused by a disposable barbecue found...

Robin Chittenden / Burnt reed beds and charred trees caused by fires during summer heatwave, Snettisham Coastal Park, Norfolk, UK. 3rd August 2022.

Gabriel Rojo / Dead Pampas fox (Lycalopex gymnocercus) among charred trees, killed by the summer fires, La Pampa Province, Patagonia, Argentina. January 2017.

Gabriel Rojo / Dead Pampas fox (Lycalopex gymnocercus) among charred trees, killed by the summer fires, La Pampa Province, Patagonia, Argentina. January 2017.

Gabriel Rojo / Dead Cape Hare (Lepus capensis) surrounded by the shadows of charred trees, killed by the summer fires, La Pampa Province, Patagonia, Argentina. January 2017.

Gabriel Rojo / Desert cavy (Microcavia australis) hiding under a charred tree trunk after the summer forest fires, Lihue Calel National Park, La Pampa province, Patagonia, Argentina. January 2018.

Jack Dykinga / Charred Saguaro cactus (Carnegiea gigantea) in Catalina State Park, Arizona, USA, February 2021. Aftermath of Bighorn Fire that burned 120,000 acres of Sonoran Desert in June/July 2020

Jack Dykinga / Charred Saguaro cactus (Carnegiea gigantea) in Catalina State Park, Arizona, USA, February 2021. Aftermath of Bighorn Fire that burned 120,000 acres of Sonoran Desert in June/July 2020

Jack Dykinga / Charred Saguaro cactus (Carnegiea gigantea) in Catalina State Park, Arizona, USA, February 2021. Aftermath of Bighorn Fire that burned 120,000 acres of Sonoran Desert in June/July 2020

Jack Dykinga / Charred Saguaro cactus (Carnegiea gigantea) in Catalina State Park, Arizona, USA, February 2021. Aftermath of Bighorn Fire that burned 120,000 acres of Sonoran Desert in June/July 2020

Jack Dykinga / Charred Saguaro cactus (Carnegiea gigantea) in Catalina State Park, Arizona, USA, February 2021. Aftermath of Bighorn Fire that burned 120,000 acres of Sonoran Desert in June/July 2020

Jack Dykinga / Charred Saguaro cactus (Carnegiea gigantea) in Catalina State Park, Arizona, USA, February 2021. Aftermath of Bighorn Fire that burned 120,000 acres of Sonoran Desert in June/July 2020

Adrian Davies / Gorse (Ulex sp) regrowth on charred ground, two weeks after wildfire. Thursley National Nature Reserve, Surrey, England, UK. July 2020.

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

Jack Dykinga / Saguaro (Carnegiea gigantea) charred by Big Horn Fire, a wildfire caused by a lightning strike on 5th June 2020 burnt for six weeks engulfing 120,000 acres of Sonoran Desert. Catalina State Park, Ariz...

Jack Dykinga / Saguaro (Carnegiea gigantea) charred by Big Horn Fire, a wildfire caused by a lightning strike on 5th June 2020 which burnt for six weeks engulfing 120,000 acres of Sonoran Desert. Catalina State Park...

Jack Dykinga / Barrel cactus (Ferocactus wislizeni) and Prickly pear (Opuntia sp) charred by Big Horn Fire, a wildfire caused by a lightning strike on 5th June 2020 which burnt for six weeks engulfing 120,000 acres...

Jack Dykinga / Barrel cactus (Ferocactus wislizeni) charred by Big Horn Fire, a wildfire caused by a lightning strike on 5th June 2020 which burnt for six weeks engulfing 120,000 acres of Sonoran Desert. Catalina St...