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Ecologist, nature photographer and inspirational speaker. Founder of the award-winning charity Trees for Life.

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This is a major cause for concern. Elephants are the largest land animals & numbers are already declining seriously across their range. Botswana holds a significant proportion of the total population so if this phenomenon spreads, it could be disastrous. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/jul/01/more-than-350-elephants-dead-in-mysterious-mass-die-off-botswana-aoe

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Dry tropical forests are also much more susceptible & vulnerable to being burned, either deliberately by people or through increased temperatures from #climatebreakdown so this new report indicates that they are facing a 'double jeopardy' situation. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/jul/03/dry-tropical-forests-may-be-more-at-risk-than-wet-rainforests-study-says

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30 Jun

This makes for very depressing reading, especially given the Australian's govt.'s abysmal record on tackling #climatebreakdown . "as much as 81% of (koala) habitat had been burnt" in the recent fires. How many more wake up calls do govts. like this need? https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/jun/30/koalas-will-be-driven-to-extinction-by-2050-in-nsw-major-inquiry-finds

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