Half a Billion Animals Perish in Australian Bushfires
By News
Published 4 years ago on
January 2, 2020
Share
[aggregation-styles]
New Zealand Herald
New Zealand Herald
There are real concerns entire species of plants and animals have been wiped out by bushfires following revelations almost 500 million animals have died since the crisis began.
Ecologists from the University of Sydney now estimate 480 million mammals, birds and reptiles have been lost since September.
That figure is likely to soar following the devastating fires which have ripped through Victoria and the NSW South Coast over the past couple of days, leaving several people dead or unaccounted for, razing scores of homes and leaving thousands stranded, news.com.au reports.
This morning more than 130 fires were raging across NSW and Victoria, with millions of hectares of national park already burnt.
Ecologists from the University of Sydney now estimate 480 million mammals, birds and reptiles have been lost since September.
That figure is likely to soar following the devastating fires which have ripped through Victoria and the NSW South Coast over the past couple of days, leaving several people dead or unaccounted for, razing scores of homes and leaving thousands stranded, news.com.au reports.
This morning more than 130 fires were raging across NSW and Victoria, with millions of hectares of national park already burnt.
Nearly half a billion animals have died in the Australian bushfires, 5 million hectares burned, at least 11 people dead. #NSWfires #NSWbushfires #bushfirecrisis pic.twitter.com/xxxetoNl2x
— Andrew Backhouse (@Andytwit123) December 30, 2019
1 Jan 2020
RELATED TOPICS:
Jayden Daniels Downplays Issues With Commanders, Says He’d Be ‘Blessed’ to Go No. 2 Overall
Sports /
46 mins ago
Ex-State Department Official: Israeli Military Gets Preferential Treatment on Abuses
World /
49 mins ago
Down 2-0, the 76ers, Magic & Lakers Hope for Homecourt Lift
Sports /
51 mins ago
Harvey Weinstein’s 2020 Rape Conviction Overturned by NY Appeals Court
Crime /
57 mins ago
Hamas Official: We’ll Put Down Arms if an Independent Palestine Is Created
ISTANBUL — A top Hamas political official told The Associated Press the Islamic militant group is willing to agree to a truce of five years ...
World /
37 mins ago
Categories
Latest
Videos
World /
37 mins ago
Hamas Official: We’ll Put Down Arms if an Independent Palestine Is Created
Politics /
37 mins ago
Tennessee Legislators Join Movement Permitting Teachers to Carry Guns in Schools
Sports /
46 mins ago
Jayden Daniels Downplays Issues With Commanders, Says He’d Be ‘Blessed’ to Go No. 2 Overall
World /
49 mins ago
Ex-State Department Official: Israeli Military Gets Preferential Treatment on Abuses
Sports /
51 mins ago
Down 2-0, the 76ers, Magic & Lakers Hope for Homecourt Lift
Crime /
58 mins ago