Regenerating burnt blue gum plantation behind flowering Tate's Grass Trees (Xanthorrhoea semiplana ssp. tateana), Kangaroo Island, South Australia.

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Kangaroo Island sits in the wild Southern Ocean off the coast of South Australia and is home to many unique plant and animal species. Roughly 48% of the island was devastated by the 2020 bushfires.

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Size: 5616px × 3744px
Location: Kangaroo Island, Australia, Australia
Photo credit: © steve waters / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
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