The story of James Fitzgerald and the Two Thumbs Wildlife Trust
All in world
Strange New World
Bondi beach has been officially shut down with striped red tape and ramshackle fences blocking off its entrances. Bondi’s usually bustling streets of bars, cafes, and restaurants are mostly closed, with signs on their doors wishing people well and saying they will be back as soon as they can.
There is a palpable and inescapable sadness in the air these days…lost jobs, lost loved ones, an unknown future, and a bubbling global existential dread that most have never felt so profoundly.
Australia On Fire
The bushfires in Australia have now been burning for two months straight. Unprecedented heatwaves combined with a severe drought have led to what can now unquestionably be categorized as a national (and quite honestly, worldwide) environmental crisis. Approximately 26 million acres have burned during this bushfire season across New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland, South Australia, Western Australia, and Tasmania. In New South Wales alone, 12 million acres have burned. That’s larger than the size of Denmark. It’s estimated that over a billion animals have perished in this disaster. Some 25,000 koalas are believed to have been killed on Kangaroo island alone, after half the island burned a couple weeks ago. Some 4,000 animals have been euthanized. At least 25 people have died. At least 2,000 homes have been burnt to the ground.