Our home country Australia has been experiencing severe bushfires for the past four months. This photo was taken by Gobe team member @andysummons during a flight out of Byron Bay, weeks before the fires worsened. Although fires are common in our dry summer, this year they started earlier, spread further and have been burning at a greater intensity than ever before.
The fires have already taken 25 lives, burnt over 10 million hectares of bush, destroyed thousands of homes and livelihoods, and killed an estimated 500 million animals. There are still hundreds of fires burning and with two more months of dangerous fire conditions ahead, those affected need more help.
There has been an unprecedented wave of support from around the globe and we’ve had a lot of customers asking if we’re alright and how they can help. We are fine and safe but thousands of people, millions of hectares of habitat and millions of animals are still in danger.
We have donated to the Foundation for National Parks and Wildlife (@parks_foundation) to plant a forest in Australia and support their wildlife volunteers caring for injured animals. There are dozens of organisations doing great work, we've listed some below. If you are in a position to donate, every dollar helps. 🧡
@parks_foundation
@redcrossau
@1300Koalaz
@ruralaid
@wireswildliferescue
@rspcansw
@rspca_vic
@wildlifevictoria
@tasmaniafireservice
@nswrfs
@cfavic
@cfsfoundation
@portmacquariekoalahospital
@adelaidekoalarescue