#2019bushfires — Public Fediverse posts
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Community Efforts to Care for Animals During Climate Disasters:
Experiences and Recommendations from an Australian Bushfire Affected Region"Formal disaster prevention, preparation, risk management, and response remain highly anthropocentric, with non-human animals afforded minimal attention, resourcing, and support. This article reports on informal community efforts to care for non-human animals during and after the 2019/2020 “Black Summer” bushfires in Australia, when over three billion animals were killed, injured, or displaced."
"Key findings are that:
human communities understood and treated non-human animals as part of their communities; humans went to extraordinary lengths to care for and rescue animals; these efforts were largely invisible to, and unsupported—even condemned—by formal emergency management agencies. We conclude that human-centric emergency and disaster management policies are at odds with community values and behaviors. We argue that disaster management must evolve to accommodate and support the realities of community-based rather than individual-based approaches, and must simultaneously expand to consider communities as multispecies."
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Sturman, A., Celermajer, D., MacDonald, F. et al. Community Efforts to Care for Animals During Climate Disasters: Experiences and Recommendations from an Australian Bushfire Affected Region. Int J Disaster Risk Sci (2025). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13753-025-00623-8
#bushfires #fires #FossilFuels #ClimateBreakdown #care #biodiversity #wildlife #NSW #megafires #2019Bushfires #BlackSummer #disaster #preparation #pets #property #livestock #anthropocentrism #multispecies #community #values -
Care for non-human animals during and after the 2019/2020 “Black Summer” bushfires in Australia
"In fighting these fires, authorities focused almost entirely on protecting human lives and property...The role of rescuing and caring for domesticated and wild animals fell almost entirely to community groups and individual carers, who stepped up to fill the gap at significant cost to themselves – financially, emotionally and sometimes even at a risk to their safety.The standard view in Australia is that only humans matter in the face of bushfires. While some guidance on disaster preparation talks about how to protect pets such as cats and dogs, wildlife carers, farmers and horse owners often found themselves facing incoming fires with little or no information or support."
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https://theconversation.com/as-the-black-summer-megafires-neared-people-rallied-to-save-wildlife-and-domestic-animals-but-it-came-at-a-real-cost-248432"69% of Australian households own a pet.">>
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/jan/29/the-veterinarian-shortage-in-regional-australia-is-not-a-looming-crisis-were-already-in-it
#bushfires #fires #FossiFuels #NSW #megafires #2019Bushfires #BlackSummer #disaster #preparation #property #IntroducedPets #livestock #pets #dogs #cats #menagerie -
Care for non-human animals during and after the 2019/2020 “Black Summer” bushfires in Australia
"In fighting these fires, authorities focused almost entirely on protecting human lives and property...The role of rescuing and caring for domesticated and wild animals fell almost entirely to community groups and individual carers, who stepped up to fill the gap at significant cost to themselves – financially, emotionally and sometimes even at a risk to their safety.The standard view in Australia is that only humans matter in the face of bushfires. While some guidance on disaster preparation talks about how to protect pets such as cats and dogs, wildlife carers, farmers and horse owners often found themselves facing incoming fires with little or no information or support."
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https://theconversation.com/as-the-black-summer-megafires-neared-people-rallied-to-save-wildlife-and-domestic-animals-but-it-came-at-a-real-cost-248432"69% of Australian households own a pet.">>
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/jan/29/the-veterinarian-shortage-in-regional-australia-is-not-a-looming-crisis-were-already-in-it
#bushfires #fires #FossiFuels #NSW #megafires #2019Bushfires #BlackSummer #disaster #preparation #property #IntroducedPets #livestock #pets #dogs #cats #menagerie -
Care for non-human animals during and after the 2019/2020 “Black Summer” bushfires in Australia
"In fighting these fires, authorities focused almost entirely on protecting human lives and property...The role of rescuing and caring for domesticated and wild animals fell almost entirely to community groups and individual carers, who stepped up to fill the gap at significant cost to themselves – financially, emotionally and sometimes even at a risk to their safety.The standard view in Australia is that only humans matter in the face of bushfires. While some guidance on disaster preparation talks about how to protect pets such as cats and dogs, wildlife carers, farmers and horse owners often found themselves facing incoming fires with little or no information or support."
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https://theconversation.com/as-the-black-summer-megafires-neared-people-rallied-to-save-wildlife-and-domestic-animals-but-it-came-at-a-real-cost-248432"69% of Australian households own a pet.">>
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/jan/29/the-veterinarian-shortage-in-regional-australia-is-not-a-looming-crisis-were-already-in-it
#bushfires #fires #FossiFuels #NSW #megafires #2019Bushfires #BlackSummer #disaster #preparation #property #IntroducedPets #livestock #pets #dogs #cats #menagerie -
Care for non-human animals during and after the 2019/2020 “Black Summer” bushfires in Australia
"In fighting these fires, authorities focused almost entirely on protecting human lives and property...The role of rescuing and caring for domesticated and wild animals fell almost entirely to community groups and individual carers, who stepped up to fill the gap at significant cost to themselves – financially, emotionally and sometimes even at a risk to their safety.The standard view in Australia is that only humans matter in the face of bushfires. While some guidance on disaster preparation talks about how to protect pets such as cats and dogs, wildlife carers, farmers and horse owners often found themselves facing incoming fires with little or no information or support."
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https://theconversation.com/as-the-black-summer-megafires-neared-people-rallied-to-save-wildlife-and-domestic-animals-but-it-came-at-a-real-cost-248432"69% of Australian households own a pet.">>
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/jan/29/the-veterinarian-shortage-in-regional-australia-is-not-a-looming-crisis-were-already-in-it
#bushfires #fires #FossiFuels #NSW #megafires #2019Bushfires #BlackSummer #disaster #preparation #property #IntroducedPets #livestock #pets #dogs #cats #menagerie -
Care for non-human animals during and after the 2019/2020 “Black Summer” bushfires in Australia
"In fighting these fires, authorities focused almost entirely on protecting human lives and property...The role of rescuing and caring for domesticated and wild animals fell almost entirely to community groups and individual carers, who stepped up to fill the gap at significant cost to themselves – financially, emotionally and sometimes even at a risk to their safety.The standard view in Australia is that only humans matter in the face of bushfires. While some guidance on disaster preparation talks about how to protect pets such as cats and dogs, wildlife carers, farmers and horse owners often found themselves facing incoming fires with little or no information or support."
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https://theconversation.com/as-the-black-summer-megafires-neared-people-rallied-to-save-wildlife-and-domestic-animals-but-it-came-at-a-real-cost-248432"69% of Australian households own a pet.">>
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/jan/29/the-veterinarian-shortage-in-regional-australia-is-not-a-looming-crisis-were-already-in-it
#bushfires #fires #FossiFuels #NSW #megafires #2019Bushfires #BlackSummer #disaster #preparation #property #IntroducedPets #livestock #pets #dogs #cats #menagerie -
The black summer bushfires’ toll on the vets and carers helping Australian wildlife
"When the 2019-20 fires erupted Veterinarians and carers responded on the front lines. In December 2019 the sky went black in many parts of Australia. In the following weeks, unprecedented bushfires killed 33 people, destroyed thousands of homes, decimated about 3bn animals and 24m hectares of habitat...Smoke was circumventing the globe."
"The trauma doesn’t go away."
Burning fossil fuels (coal, oil and gas) is causing hotter, drier conditions and is increasing the risk of bushfires.
> Leave fossil fuels in the ground
> Stop incinerating bio-diversity
> Pay vets to treat Australian wildlife injured by bushfires and combustion engine infrastructure impacts.
> Support volunteer carers for wildlife>>
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/jan/05/australia-black-summer-bushfires-vets-wildlife
#FossilFuels #HumanActivities #petroculture #fires #risks #Bushfires #2019Bushfires #LoggingImpacts #roadkill #wildlife #biodiversity #incineration #trauma #vets #care #volunteers #governance -
The ozone hole above Antarctica will keep opening up each spring for decades to come
"The ozone layer is a vital planetary boundary that protects all life on Earth from the sun’s damaging ultraviolet radiation.Ozone depletion is also linked with climate change, and there are other emerging issues which could affect ozone recovery. These include more frequent mega-wildfires due to climate change, emissions from rocket launches and more satellite debris burning up in the upper atmosphere. Recent research shows mega-wildfires such as the Australian bushfires of 2019 can contribute to ozone depletion."
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https://theconversation.com/the-ozone-hole-above-antarctica-will-keep-opening-up-each-spring-for-decades-to-come-heres-why-that-still-matters-237013
#bushfires #fires #pollution #coal #Deforestation #FossilFuels #MontrealProtocol #ozone #satellite #debris #atmosphere #pollution #stratosphere #UVLevels #melanoma #climate #BlackSummer #2019Bushfires -
The ozone hole above Antarctica will keep opening up each spring for decades to come
"The ozone layer is a vital planetary boundary that protects all life on Earth from the sun’s damaging ultraviolet radiation.Ozone depletion is also linked with climate change, and there are other emerging issues which could affect ozone recovery. These include more frequent mega-wildfires due to climate change, emissions from rocket launches and more satellite debris burning up in the upper atmosphere. Recent research shows mega-wildfires such as the Australian bushfires of 2019 can contribute to ozone depletion."
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https://theconversation.com/the-ozone-hole-above-antarctica-will-keep-opening-up-each-spring-for-decades-to-come-heres-why-that-still-matters-237013
#bushfires #fires #pollution #coal #Deforestation #FossilFuels #MontrealProtocol #ozone #satellite #debris #atmosphere #pollution #stratosphere #UVLevels #melanoma #climate #BlackSummer #2019Bushfires -
The ozone hole above Antarctica will keep opening up each spring for decades to come
"The ozone layer is a vital planetary boundary that protects all life on Earth from the sun’s damaging ultraviolet radiation.Ozone depletion is also linked with climate change, and there are other emerging issues which could affect ozone recovery. These include more frequent mega-wildfires due to climate change, emissions from rocket launches and more satellite debris burning up in the upper atmosphere. Recent research shows mega-wildfires such as the Australian bushfires of 2019 can contribute to ozone depletion."
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https://theconversation.com/the-ozone-hole-above-antarctica-will-keep-opening-up-each-spring-for-decades-to-come-heres-why-that-still-matters-237013
#bushfires #fires #pollution #coal #Deforestation #FossilFuels #MontrealProtocol #ozone #satellite #debris #atmosphere #pollution #stratosphere #UVLevels #melanoma #climate #BlackSummer #2019Bushfires -
The ozone hole above Antarctica will keep opening up each spring for decades to come
"The ozone layer is a vital planetary boundary that protects all life on Earth from the sun’s damaging ultraviolet radiation.Ozone depletion is also linked with climate change, and there are other emerging issues which could affect ozone recovery. These include more frequent mega-wildfires due to climate change, emissions from rocket launches and more satellite debris burning up in the upper atmosphere. Recent research shows mega-wildfires such as the Australian bushfires of 2019 can contribute to ozone depletion."
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https://theconversation.com/the-ozone-hole-above-antarctica-will-keep-opening-up-each-spring-for-decades-to-come-heres-why-that-still-matters-237013
#bushfires #fires #pollution #coal #Deforestation #FossilFuels #MontrealProtocol #ozone #satellite #debris #atmosphere #pollution #stratosphere #UVLevels #melanoma #climate #BlackSummer #2019Bushfires -
The ozone hole above Antarctica will keep opening up each spring for decades to come
"The ozone layer is a vital planetary boundary that protects all life on Earth from the sun’s damaging ultraviolet radiation.Ozone depletion is also linked with climate change, and there are other emerging issues which could affect ozone recovery. These include more frequent mega-wildfires due to climate change, emissions from rocket launches and more satellite debris burning up in the upper atmosphere. Recent research shows mega-wildfires such as the Australian bushfires of 2019 can contribute to ozone depletion."
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https://theconversation.com/the-ozone-hole-above-antarctica-will-keep-opening-up-each-spring-for-decades-to-come-heres-why-that-still-matters-237013
#bushfires #fires #pollution #coal #Deforestation #FossilFuels #MontrealProtocol #ozone #satellite #debris #atmosphere #pollution #stratosphere #UVLevels #melanoma #climate #BlackSummer #2019Bushfires