Rare and unique flora and fauna in Western Australia's Stirling Range may never fully recover from a massive series of fires which devastated the national park, which is considered one of the world's most important biodiversity hotspots.
Sparked by lightning, intense fires tore through more than 40,000 hectares of land in the park, about 400 kilometres south-east of Perth, between Boxing Day and the New Year.
The series of fires left almost half the rugged park scorched.
With efforts from over 200 fire crew across the week, the fire was brought to advice level without any lives or property damaged.
But there are now concerns for the park's unique flora and fauna, which has faced multiple large-scale fires in the past two decades.
