Threatened species at risk from S.Australian bushfire
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Thu, Feb 4 2021 15:03 IST |
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Bushfire in Taree in New South Wales, Australia. Image Source: IANS News
Adelaide, Feb 4 : A vital wildlife refuge for threatened species on a South Australian island is under threat from a bushfire.
Firefighting units from the South Australian Country Fire Service (CFS) were on Wednesday deployed to Kangaroo Island, south-west of Adelaide, where a fire is threatening a patch of bushland that was unaffected by the 2019-20 Black Summer bushfires.
The area is considered a refuge for Kangaroo Island s diverse wildlife after more than 200,000 hectares of land, almost half the island, were burned during the Black Summer including 96 percent of Flinders Chase National Park.
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The area is considered a refuge for Kangaroo Island s diverse wildlife after more than 200,000 hectares of land, almost half the island, were burned during the Black Summer including 96 percent of Flinders Chas The area is considered a refuge for Kangaroo Island s diverse wildlife | Photo Credit: IANS
Adelaide: A vital wildlife refuge for threatened species on a South Australian island is under threat from a bushfire.
Firefighting units from the South Australian Country Fire Service (CFS) were on Wednesday deployed to Kangaroo Island, south-west of Adelaide, where a fire is threatening a patch of bushland that was unaffected by the 2019-20 Black Summer bushfires.
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