Perception and bias: natural forest fires are GOOD for trees!

When people cry because so many animals died in a big fire, they tend to forget a couple of things: one is that human interference prevents fires to happen according to regular cycles, and as a consequence, when there is a fire, it is a megafire.
Forests and savannah are meant to burn every few years. And slaughter the critters living there, so that their seeds can germinate and provide a new generation. There are even seeds needing fire to be released from their cones or to start germinating.
Notice that this discussion does not include fruit trees like apple trees, orange trees or cherry trees. These trees provide food so that their seeds are defecated somewhere else with a substantial dollop of compost to help them grow..

Some resources.
https://www.nationalgeographic.org/article/ecological-benefits-fire/
http://www.bbc.co.uk/earth/story/20160722-why-we-should-let-raging-wildfires-burn
https://www.nrcan.gc.ca/our-natural-resources/forests-forestry/wildland-fires-insects-disturban/why-forests-need-fires-insects-and-diseases/13081
https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2017/12/ecosystems-could-once-bounce-back-wildfires-now-they-re-being-wiped-out-good
https://www.nationalforests.org/our-forests/your-national-forests-magazine/how-trees-survive-and-thrive-after-a-fire
https://candidegardening.com/GB/stories/bdc01f42-0974-44d9-8bd5-b15bfa88fc1a