Rotting feral pig carcasses teach scientists what happens when tons of animals die all at once, as in Australia's bushfires
- Written by Brandon Barton, Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences, Mississippi State University
To understand the effects of a big die-off, researchers set up experiments with wild boar carcasses.Brandon Barton, Mississippi State University, CC BY-NDThe unprecedented wildfire raging across Australia is not only destroying human lives, but has killed hundreds of millions of animals – perhaps billions before it is all over.
Burning is...