THE 2019-20 Black Summer bushfires had a devastating impact on one of Victoria’s endangered native species – the long-footed potoroo.
The fires burnt 1.39 million hectares of forests and parks in Victoria, impacting nearly 80 per cent of the long-footed potoroo’s known habitat.
Five years on, a remote camera monitoring program has confirmed that the elusive marsupial is recovering.
Long-footed ...