"This ranks as one of the worst wildlife disasters in modern history,” said Dermot O'Gorman, CEO of WWF Australia.
Nearly 3 billion animals were killed or displaced by the catastrophic bushfire season that scorched tens of millions of acres across Australia in 2019 and 2020, according to experts who hope the research will demonstrate the urgent need for action to prevent future disasters.
Ten scientists from Australian universities and wildlife groups contributed to the bulk of the work. This included Chris Dickman, an ecology professor at the University of Sydney, who, alongside WWF-Australia in January, produced an early estimate of 1.25 billion animals affected by the blazes. Dickman said the research demonstrates how mega-fires are changing the environment and draining native biodiversity. He called for urgent change.
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