Canada’s wildfires take devastating toll on wildlife.
A deer and a fawn are seen in a blackened forest in Canada’s Nova Scotia province, where forest fires used to be rare, on June 22, 2023 © Handout / Nova Scotia Government/AFP
October 4, 2023
Land and food systems researcher Dr. Matthew Mitchell said fumes from wildfires have acute or chronic effects on the health of wildlife.
“These fumes have acute or chronic effects on the health of wildlife, says Mitchell. “Young animals are often more susceptible to the effects of smoke, as are humans,” he adds, and “even marine animals like whales and dolphins are affected when they emerge to breathe.”
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