Australia’s Fires are Over... Now We Can Help

In 2019, devastating fires swept Australia, decimating the environment. We happened to visit southeast Australia in December and left feeling helpless in the face of the tragedy. Nearly 5 years after the wildfires, Australians are still picking up the pieces — but hope is far from lost.

Kangaroo Island's Passport 2 Recovery program is an innovative citizen science initiative designed to get locals and tourists involved in helping Australia rehabilitate from the fires. We spent a week visiting all 4 corners of Kangaroo Island, engaging in ecotourism projects and at last trying to do our small part to help recovery efforts.

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00:00-01:25 Passport 2 Recovery Program
01:26-02:54 Travel to Kangaroo Island
02:55-04:35 Road 2 Recovery (Roadkill Sightings)
04:36-05:43 Debris Detective (Microplastics)
05:44-07:12 SmartNest (Ligurian Bees)
07:13-08:12 Dirty Boots (Soil Samples)
08:13-08:45 Love Birds (Cape Barren Geese)
08:46-09:24 Sea Lion Stakeout (Australian Seals)
09:25-10:23 Little Sahara
10:24-12:19 Reef Rewind (Oyster Ecosystem)
12:20-13:10 Redeeming Points
13:11-14:45 Thoughts on Passport 2 Recovery
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Want to get involved? Download the Passport 2 Recovery app by Flinders University for the latest ecotourism projects: https://www.passport2recovery.au