“Many dozens” of threatened species had been hit hard by the fires, she said. Ecologists say the months of intense and unprecedented fires will almost certainly push several species to extinction. The fires have pushed back conservation efforts by decades, they say, and, as climate heating grips, some species may never recover. Facebook Twitter Pinterest Pat Hodgens with burnt cameras that had been monitoring threatened species on Kangaroo Island. Three-quarters of threatened species in Australia are plants, many of which exist in only small pockets, such as the dark-bract banksia and the blue-top sun orchid.

Source: The Guardian January 03, 2020 22:34 UTC