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Added on the 19/07/2022 14:27:35 - Copyright : Euronews EN
A large uncontrolled fire is burning in the state of South Australia, destroying homes, sending people into mandatory evacuations and leaving its mark on wildlife. Mana Rabiee reports.
Adelaide, Mar 31 (EFE).- Australian experts are trying to create a "super koala," which does not contract specific deadly diseases and has greater genetic diversity, by mating males from the continental zone with females that survived the Kangaroo Island bushfires. (Camera: ROCIO OTOYA WATANABE).SHOT LIST: THE CLELAND WILDLIFE PARK SOUTH OF ADELAIDE, AUSTRALIA.
New research published in PLOS One shows the koala bear population is in decline--and it's because of humans. According to CNN, a number of human-driven stressors are depressing koalas' immune systems, making them more susceptible to disease. Human encroachment, or farming land previously occupied by koalas, is a major factor. So is climate change, which is robbing the landscape of water and trees. CNN reports climate change is also contributing to the intensity of widespread bushfires in Australia, as seen in the record-breaking blazes of 2019 and 2020. World Wide Fund for Nature - Australia is trying to double koala numbers-- in part by planting seeds to grow more trees that grow koala food.
A former public affairs official of the US Department of Health and Human Services pressured the CDC to alter a report on the risk of COVID-19 to children. Specifically, the editorial staff was pushed to alter epidemiological data on COVID-19's impact on children. The novel coronavirus is estimated to have infected at least 7.43 million people in the US and has killed nearly 210,000 of them. Paul Alexander wrote in emails to the editor-in-chief of the CDC’s epidemiological digest—the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report—on Sept. 11th, 2020. He ordered changes that would downplay the risks to students and faculty if schools return to in-person classes, as President Donald Trump has demanded. The requested changes seemed designed to convey a lower level of risk to students if Trump’s orders were acted on. One former CDC official described Alexander making contact at all with the journal’s staff as highly 'unusual.' That's because the CDC and its journal are supposed to be insulated from external interference.
Guasca (Colombia), Jun 12 (EFE).- (Camera: Juan Diego López) Just 80 kilometres from Bogotá, a sanctuary of spectacled bears helps bears that were exploited by man and keeps them in an Andean ecosystem, a mission threatened by the reduction of funds due to the coronavirus pandemic. FOOTAGE OF THE SANCTUARY SANTUARIO DEL OSO DE ANTEOJOS. SOUNDBITES OF VET AND SANCTUARY DIRECTOR ORLANDO FELICIANO.Translation:"It's a species that is under threat, endangered in our country. It is a species that is very important for conservation and for keeping the Andine ecosystems, the Andine forest. The bears and fauna in these ecosystems are very important because they are the species in charge of keeping the forest."
London, May 22 (EFE/EPA).- (Camera: Neil Hall) The Wildlife Rescue and Ambulance Service (WRAS) provides a safe home for rescued wildlife who are sick, injured, or orphaned. They rehabilitate animals and birds back into to the wild or provide them with a permanent home. The service is closed due to coronavirus. It does not qualify for government relief to help with the running cost and can't get local council assistance as a charity. Running costs between 10,000 and 12,000 British pounds (about 12,000 to 14,000 euros) per month are usually provided by donations and a now closed cafe. As a result the centre is in danger of being closed. FOOTAGE OF THE SHELTER.