Impactscommons.wikimedia.org Whales, turtles, the alligator, flaco: Animals in the news Wild creatures have been in the headlines lately, sometimes in disturbing ways that reflect the impact of climate change.
Impactswww.defense.gov Scenes of devastation emerge from a fire-ravaged southwestern France Two wildfires have ravaged nearly 80 square miles of forests, forcing 37,000 people to evacuate. The flames were fanned by a heat wave also feeding blazes in Greece, Portugal and Spain.
Solutions www.nytimes.com Sharon Matola, who opened a zoo in the jungle of Belize, dies at 66 An Air Force veteran and former lion tamer, she helped her adopted country fall in love with tapirs, macaws and peccaries.
Impacts www.nytimes.com The return of the platypuses Rescued from Australia’s fires, a small fleet of wild platypuses is launched back into their wetland home and into an uncertain future.
Impacts Tiger tests positive for coronavirus at Bronx Zoo, first known case in the world The big cat is the first known case of a non-domesticated animal with COVID-19 symptoms—and is one of seven sick tigers at the New York zoo.
Impacts www.nytimes.com The plight of the platypus Habitat loss, predation by feral cats, and now wildfires wrought by climate change — how long can the world’s strangest mammal survive?
Impacts www.nationalgeographic.com What we lose when animals go extinct Animals are disappearing at hundreds of times the normal rate, primarily because of shrinking habitats. Their biggest threat: humans.
