An endangered species is returning home months after bushfires destroyed its habitat. newsiviewlistenLoading ABC NewsNews HomeEndangered crayfish rescued from Victorian bushfires by conservationists returned home ShareShare articleEndangered crayfish rescued from Victorian bushfires by conservationists returned home By Erin Somerville and Andrew MangelsdorfTopic:Endangered and Protected Species. An alpine spiny crayfish prepares to be released back into the wild. An endangered crayfish species was rescued after bushfires in January tore through Victoria's High Country.