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"For over two decades, bull sharks have called a Brisbane golf course home
after, it’s believed, a flood washed them into the course’s lake in 1996. Now,
after severe floods connected their landlocked home back to the river system,
these sharks have gone missing, perhaps attempting to seek larger water bodies.
This bizarre tale is one of many accounts illustrating how Australia’s wildlife
respond to flooding. But the sad reality is many don’t survive. Those that do
may find their homes destroyed or, like those bull sharks and others, find
themselves displaced far from their original homes or suitable habitat.
The RSPCA and other wildlife care organisations have received hundreds of calls
to help rescue and care for stranded animals. But the true toll on wildlife
will remain unknown, in part because we know surprisingly little about the
impacts of floods on wildlife.
Still, as many animals have amazing abilities to survive fire, so too do many
possess the means to survive or even profit from floods. After all, Australia’s
wildlife has evolved over millions of years to survive in this land of
extremes."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
