Editing Biriwal Bulga National Park (section)

=== Fires ===
Due to the areas densely covered forest, the park is susceptible to fires. These fire pose as a threat to the wet sclerophyll communities which are abundant in the park. The fires have the capability to burn the rainforest and threaten the biodiversity within the park if they occur regularly.<ref name=":7">Auld, T.D., Keith, D.A. & Bradstock, R.A. 1995, “Fire and Conservation: Imperatives and constraints on managing for Biodiversity, in Bradstock, R.A. et al (1995) Conserving Biodiversity: threats and solutions. Surrey Beatty and Sons, Sydney.</ref> The main type fire  is vegetation fire, most commonly known as bushfire.<ref name=":8">Bryant, C. (2008). Deliberately lit vegetation fires in Australia. ''Trends & Issues in Crime and Criminal Justice'', (350), 1–6. Retrieved from https://aic.gov.au/publications/tandi/tandi350. Retrieved on 15/05/2020</ref>

Biriwal Bulga National Park was one of the areas affected by the 2019-2020 bushfire season in Australia. The fire burned during the periods of mid-December to mid-January. The torrential rain and large thunderstorms helped firefighters to contain the spread throughout the park.<ref>Nobel, F. (2020, Jan 26). Weather: States smash last month's rainfall in 24 hours. ''9 NEWS''. Retrieved from: https://www.9news.com.au/national/aus-weather-severe-rain-event-wont-be-enough-to-break-drought-melbourne-vic-nsw-qld/b44c63b1-b764-4290-a15b-2075b76acf6c. Retrieved on: 15/05/2020</ref>