Humane Society of the Ozarks supporters and their pups enjoyed an afternoon outdoors at Dog Days of Summer on Aug. 1 at Sassafras Springs Vineyard and Winery in Springdale. Guests were treated to wine and food from Sassafras, with a percentage of the proceeds going to the society.
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Ray Revill calls over his fellow animal advocates, pointing excitedly to the gnawed coconut husk splayed out on Fraser Island’s “highway” a 120-kilometre stretch of beach usually teeming with holidaymakers at low tide.
After a bone-crunching drive along a softer inland track, it is a positive sign.
The group fear for the plight of the dingo population after bushfires burnt through more than 87,000 hectares of the World Heritage-listed island known as K gari by the Butchulla traditional owners.
While the fire was contained about a month ago, experts are still gauging the impact on the island s unique ecosystem, which includes tropical rainforests, ancient sand dunes and protected species including dingoes.
One of the natural wonders of the world, Fraser Island was hit by a bushfire that scorched more than half of the World Heritage-listed site. A month after the flames were contained, a small group takes a journey to the island paradise to assess the damage for themselves.