Updated September 14, 2015—Wildfires are raging across California and the Pacific Northwest, leaving a trail of destruction and forcing evacuations from homes. But for some wildlife species that have evolved to live with fire, the scenario is not so dire.
In these regions, "wildlife have a long-standing relationship with fire," ecosystem ecologist Mazeika Sullivan of Ohio State University, Columbus, said in a previous interview. "Fire is a natural part of these landscapes.