The ‘miracle fish’ that survived the summer bushfires

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Fish thought to have perished after the devastating 2019/2020 bushfires have been found alive and well in Mannus Creek in NSW.

• A team of researchers have recently confirmed three Macquarie perch from a rare fish population, that they thought may have perished after the summer bushfires, have survived
• First sighting of the perch at Mannus Creek in NSW since the bushfires occurred in March 2020
• A welcome discovery for the researchers who previously conducted post-fire rescue operations and surveying projects to protect the Macquarie perch