Tasmania’s towering eucalypts, the tallest flowering plants on Earth, are at risk of disappearing forever as bushfires and climate change push them to the brink.
These natural giants, some reaching over 90 metres tall with trunks as wide as small cars, are vital to Australia’s ecosystems and global biodiversity.
A new study published in the Australian Journal of Botany reveals that almost half of Tasmania’s giant eucalypts exist outside protected reserves, leaving them exposed to logging, land development, and increasingly severe bushfires.
Since 2004, 60 per cent of the state’s largest eucalypts have been killed by fires, including some of the most iconic specimens.
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