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Frequent fire activity threatens more than 4400 species worldwide – Earth.com
Changes in fire activity are putting at risk more than 4,400 species across the globe, according to a study led by the University of Melbourne.
Changes in fire activity are putting at risk more than 4,400 species across the globe, according to a study led by the University of Melbourne. Some of the species threatened by more frequent and intense fires are the orangutan in Indonesia and mallee emu-wren in Australia.
“Those species include 19 percent of birds, 16 percent of mammals, 17 percent of dragonflies and 19 percent of legumes that are classified as critically endangered, endangered or vulnerable,” said study lead author Dr. Luke Kelly….
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