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‘We shouldn’t be surprised’: bushfires in Victoria push threatened species to the brink

As tinderbox conditions continue to hamper wildlife assessment and rescue efforts, bushfires in Victoria have burned habitat crucial to bird and animal species, including eastern bristlebirds and dingoes. Some plant species are feared extinct.

‘We shouldn’t be surprised’: bushfires in Victoria push threatened species to the brink

How are California's birds faring amid ever more frequent wildfires?

In the forests of the Sierra Nevada, the black-backed woodpecker is without parallel. The bird appears almost born of fire, thriving on the flames that flicker through California’s coniferous forests every few years.

How are California's birds faring amid ever more frequent wildfires?

A lesson learned after pets were left behind in Hurricane Katrina: Save the animals

People were forced to leave their pets behind during Hurricane Katrina, creating an unprecedented animal welfare crisis that has shaped the country's disaster response ever since.

A lesson learned after pets were left behind in Hurricane Katrina: Save the animals

How Wildfires Affect Animals, Explained

Look at the impact of fires in California, and beyond.

How Wildfires Affect Animals, Explained

How to Evacuate a 300-Pound Pig

As the Los Angeles wildfires strained the city’s animal shelters, community members stepped in to help a couple rescue their pet potbellied pig.

How to Evacuate a 300-Pound Pig
‘We shouldn’t be surprised’: bushfires in Victoria push threatened species to the brink

‘We shouldn’t be surprised’: bushfires in Victoria push threatened species to the brink

As tinderbox conditions continue to hamper wildlife assessment and rescue efforts, bushfires in Victoria have burned habitat crucial to bird and animal species, including eastern bristlebirds and dingoes. Some plant species are feared extinct.

How are California's birds faring amid ever more frequent wildfires?

How are California's birds faring amid ever more frequent wildfires?

In the forests of the Sierra Nevada, the black-backed woodpecker is without parallel. The bird appears almost born of fire, thriving on the flames that flicker through California’s coniferous forests every few years.

A lesson learned after pets were left behind in Hurricane Katrina: Save the animals

A lesson learned after pets were left behind in Hurricane Katrina: Save the animals

People were forced to leave their pets behind during Hurricane Katrina, creating an unprecedented animal welfare crisis that has shaped the country's disaster response ever since.

How Wildfires Affect Animals, Explained

How Wildfires Affect Animals, Explained

Look at the impact of fires in California, and beyond.

How to Evacuate a 300-Pound Pig

How to Evacuate a 300-Pound Pig

As the Los Angeles wildfires strained the city’s animal shelters, community members stepped in to help a couple rescue their pet potbellied pig.

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