An aerial view of Wollemi National Park where endangered Wollemi Pines are being protected from bushfires by a specialist team of remote-area firefighters and parks staff at New South Wales, Australia mid-January 2020. (Photo/Agencies)
An ancient and rare species of tree has been saved from Australia's bush fires by a specialist team of firefighters.
Australia's Wollemi pines survived the dinosaurs, and were protected from huge blazes near Sydney by water-bombing aircraft and specialist firefighters, who were winched into a narrow gorge by helicopter.
A member of the specialist team of remote-area firefighters and parks staff sets up a water pump to protect the endangered Wollemi Pines from bushfires at Wollemi National Park, New South Wales, Australia mid-January 2020. (Photo/Agencies)
An aerial view of Wollemi National Park after a specialist team of remote-area firefighters and parks staff sprayed fire retardant to protect the endangered Wollemi Pines from bushfire damage at Wollemi National Park, New South Wales, Australia mid-January 2020. (Photo/Agencies)
A member of the specialist team of remote-area firefighters and parks staff inspects the endangered Wollemi Pines for bushfire damage at Wollemi National Park, New South Wales, Australia mid-January 2020. (Photo/Agencies)
