NSW firefighters have saved the last of the so-called "dinosaur trees" remaining in the wild after dousing the Wollemi National Park with fire retardant and laying an irrigation system during the recent bushfire crisis. Known as the Gospers Mountain fire, the blaze has been burning through bushland since it was ignited during a dry lightning storm on October 26. NASA's Aqua satellite detected many bushfires in Wollemi National Park, located in the Australian state of New South Wales, outside of Sydney. The giant prehistoric trees were thought to be extinct until 1994, when authorities found 200 of them in a national park near the Blue Mountains north-west of Sydney. Wollemi National Park offers a dramatic setting for scenic walks, swimming, canoeing and camping, just a couple of hours north-west of Sydney. Dort sind laut Behörden bereits mehr als 138.000 Hektar abgebrannt. … They were thought extinct until discovered 26 years ago. Dutzende andere Brände sind in Australien allerdings weiterhin ausser Kontrolle. Das «Gospers Mountain Fire» war Ende Oktober im Wollemi-Nationalpark ausgebrochen. NASA's Aqua satellite detected many bushfires in Wollemi National Park, located in the Australian state of New South Wales, outside of Sydney. Australia’s Wollemi Pines survived the dinosaurs, and now firefighters have nursed them through the country’s worst bushfires in generations to live another day. Der Brand, der Sydney am nächsten liegt, befindet sich im Nationalpark Wollemi, etwa 100 Kilometer nordwestlich der Stadt. NSW firefighters have saved the last of the so-called "dinosaur trees" remaining in the wild after dousing the Wollemi National Park with fire retardant and laying an irrigation system during the recent bushfire crisis. "Wollemi National Park is the only place in the world where these trees are found in the wild and, with less than 200 left, we knew we needed to do everything we could to save them," Mr Kean said. Discovered in 1994 in Wollemi National Park, the Wollemi pine is one of the world’s oldest and rarest tree species. One bolt made ground near a disused airstrip at Gospers Mountain, a densely grown area of the Wollemi National Park, and prickled the kindling into life. "Wollemi National Park is the only place in the world where these trees are found in the wild and, with less than 200 left, we knew we needed to do everything we could to save them,” Mr Kean said. Credit: Wolter Peeters Endangered 'dinosaur' Wollemi pines saved by firefighters ahead of bushfires NSW firefighters saved the last of the so-called "dinosaur trees" remaining in the wild, dousing the Wollemi National Park. The fire was extinguished on 10 February 2020, having burnt approximately 191,000 hectares (471,971 acres) over 79 days. Crews from the NSW RFS, NPWS and Forests Corp continue to work on a number of fires burning in remote areas of the Wollemi National Park. Bushfires that tore through the region in December have revealed the ruins of a shale industry, amid the stunning backdrop of the Wollemi National Park. Jänner) in den betroffenen Regionen immer noch mehr als 170 große und kleinere Brände. Aber es loderten vor wenigen Tagen (am 11. Blue Mountains and Hawkesbury. In the Hunter region, the Kerry Ridge fire burnt in the Wollemi National Park, Nullo Mountain, Coricudgy and Putty state forests in the Mid-Western Region, Muswellbrook and Singleton local government areas. 497 likes. Sydney is the state capital and the most populated city in Australia. To purchase this content for media use visit https://video.storyful.com/. Fears for Wollemi pines: Fire sweeps through secret site. Der Wollemi-Nationalpark ist ein Nationalpark in der Region der Blue Mountains an der Westseite der Great Dividing Range im australischen Bundesstaat New South Wales und ist Teil des UNESCO-Welterbe Greater Blue Mountains World Heritage Area.Rund 40 % des Nationalparks sind Wilderness Area, das heißt, sie werden so geschützt und verwaltet, dass ihr natürlicher Zustand erhalten bleibt. NASA's Aqua satellite passed over New South Wales, located in southeastern Australia on Nov. 4 at 03:40 UTC/Nov. The colony of glow worms in the Wollemi National Park, just a couple of hours north-west of Sydney, was thought to have been destroyed when a bushfire ravaged the area last summer. STRONG, overnight gusty winds have caused the bushfire burning through Wollemi National Park to breach containment lines. The pines are in an undisclosed sandstone grove in the Wollemi national park, in the Blue Mountains, about 200km north-west of Sydney. Wollemi National Park. NSW rain eases bushfires and fills local dams ... Wollemi Pines saved by the NSW National Park & Wildlife Service in the Wollemi National Park | 7NEWS - Duration: 5:45. The bushfire burning in the Wollemi National Park is rapidly making its way to the outskirts of the Central Coast. Es schloss sich mit anderen Feuern zu einem Mega-Brand zusammen und vernichtete eine Fläche von mehr als 800’000 Hektar. Many mountain plateau residents have made the decision to relocate, but the biggest evacuation is that of the animals at the Australian Walkabout Wildlife Park. The mission to save the Wollemi pines began last December as the relentless Gospers Mountain mega-fire burned through the Blue Mountains National Park and encroached on the gorge. 3 10:40 p.m. EST. Zwar ließ sich das Großfeuer im Wollemi-Nationalpark nahe Sydney, das alleine 5.000 Quadratkilometer (500.000 ha) zerstörte, unter Kontrolle bringen. “Wollemi National Park is the only place in the world where these trees are found in the wild and, with less than 200 left, we knew we needed to do everything we could to save them,” Kean said in a statement Thursday.