Australia
Clip: 4/1/2026 | 2m 11sVideo has Closed Captions
After the 2019 - 2020 wildfires, CGI timelapse reveals a forest’s rebirth in Australia.
After the Black Summer, John Creighton walks through a burnt forest in Bundanoon, Australia. Using CGI timelapse, the clip shows how trees and wildlife have gradually returned in the years following the wildfires.
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Australia
Clip: 4/1/2026 | 2m 11sVideo has Closed Captions
After the Black Summer, John Creighton walks through a burnt forest in Bundanoon, Australia. Using CGI timelapse, the clip shows how trees and wildlife have gradually returned in the years following the wildfires.
Problems playing video? | Closed Captioning Feedback
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Since those fires.
We came back many times to the forest.
It looked like the trees were dead.
Would life ever come back?
And then suddenly.
Where these animals come from?
How did they survive all of this?
Slowly, slowly, nature began to heal herself.
Leaves were growing black on trees.
Seeds were growing from eucalyptus that had dropped into the ashes.
Little bit by little bit.
This was a new start for nature.
That was an astounding time to witness.
But our biggest concern was would nature be able to pull back all that she's los in this in this horrible time?
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