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Kangaroos aren’t shoes

The horror of the Australian fires should spark a movement to help shoe companies rid their supply chains of kangaroo skins.

The wildfires sweeping the grasslands and climbing the trees in Australia are not just hurting “the continent.” They are charring the plants and burning up the animals. It’s a frightening and apocalyptic scene, vividly dramatizing that forest fires that are typically regenerative to ecosystems have in this case morphed into a life-denying, runaway infernos.

By Wayne Pacella, Animal Wellness Action (US). 10 January 2020

Orphaned baby bats wrapped with love

Thousands of baby animals left orphaned by Australia’s bushfires are in need of constant care.

Volunteers around the world have been helping by knitting and sewing special pouches and wraps. They are collected by animal rescue organisations which then distribute them to carers.

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Video by Tessa Wong and Andreas Illmer. Additional footage by Judith Hopper, BBC News

I tried to warn Scott Morrison about the bushfire disaster. Adapting to climate change isn’t enough.

I just returned from another round of fighting fires. It was devastating to see the outcome of appalling leadership from Canberra.

By Greg Mullins, The Guardian. 20 January 2020
(Greg Mullins is a former commissioner of Fire and Rescue NSW and a climate councillor.)

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