Australia fires have incinerated the habitat of up to 100 threatened species- Aubrey Kitchell
https://www.sciencenews.org/article/australian-fires-incinerated-habitats-threatened-species-ecological-disaster
Some of the species mentioned in the article are a species that have been known as a success stories. The Kangaroo island glossy black cockatoo is one of those success stories. Australia was doing everything possible to conserve their habitats, they went from only about 150 to 400. These fires have caused the population to decrease again. These fires have covered about 50% of Kangaroo island. 29 people have died from this, and over 2,200 homes have been burned to the ground. More than one billion animals have died, many koalas and kangaroos have been rescued by people but some get such severe burns that they die even if they are rescued. Is is estimated that desperately needed rain is months away and would also need several days of rain to control the fires, but all the rain would cause all the ash to go into the rivers and oceans, this could cause algae blooms and mass killings of fish and other sea life.
https://www.sciencenews.org/article/australian-fires-incinerated-habitats-threatened-species-ecological-disaster
How does this affect the rest of the world
What issues could this cause in the long run
How can they going to ensure the protection of endangered species in the long run
Climate change is one affect that will still be seen in years to come. This is due to the toxic chemicals released durning fire.
ReplyDelete-Spencer Hyatt
I think taking measures, such as planting more trees and slowing down deforestation would be very beneficial for endangered species in the long run. It's difficult to save animals when there's no environment to return to, so preserving it is essential.
ReplyDelete-Dorian Kavadlo
This reminds me of something I heard about the late Steve Irwin, where he said that the ideal use of zoos should be as a time capsule of sorts for animals where endangered species with endangered habitats are held until their habitat is safe for them again. Like you said, there must be an environment to return to.
Delete-Wesley Henshaw
I think it's crazy to think that all the ash could cause Algae blooms in the oceans and rivers which kills ocean life.
ReplyDelete-Jessica DeMoor
I think for them to protect the endangered species they must have safe zones where they can place these animals so they can survive during extreme climate events.
ReplyDelete-David Carrasco
Australia has many animals that don't live anywhere else in the world, so this event could impact the rest of the world by limiting our knowledge about the life around us and future generations won't know as many animals as we do.
ReplyDelete-alyssa cearley
I found very sad and unfortunate for those animals and people who had been affected by this wild fire and I do believe saving endangered animals is not just a project for few countries it's really for every countries in this world has to help and participate.
ReplyDelete-Gyeom Kim
I think the cause of the fires is global warming and the green house effect. Some animal species can adapt to the consequences of the fires but others cannot which causes them to die out and jeopardize the ecosystems. - Maddie Hoffmeyer
ReplyDeleteThis can affect us in the long run because the after math of these fires become the next problem in the economy
ReplyDelete-Nyah
This could affect the world in the long run due to all the smoke going into the air and with global warming.
ReplyDelete~Trevor
i think that the people there should plant trees once everything is fine. and this can also affect the rest of the world as it has a lot of smoke released due to the fire which can cause global warming.
ReplyDelete-Jahanvi
Some issues that these fires cause long term can be the elimination of species. Some animals may lose their habitat forever and due to harsh survival situations they may die out. Other animals may be affected by this too because they food source may die out, overall, these fires leave a lot of species hurt.
ReplyDelete-Nate