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Shameful
Devastation
Destroying, without care
No concern for another’s life
Humans
Author’s note: A careless flick of a match, or cigarette, or a campfire left smoldering, can potentially burn hundreds of thousands of acres, diminishing natural habitats for wildlife.. *Scientists don’t have any good estimates on the number of animals that die in wildfires each year. But there are no documented cases of fires—even the really severe ones—wiping out entire populations or species (Thank God!). Of course, some animals do die in the smoke and fire—those that can’t run fast enough or find shelter. Young and small animals are particularly at risk. And some of their strategies for escape might not work—a koala’s natural instinct to crawl up into a tree, for example, may leave it trapped. *Info via National Geographic
May Writing Prompts – Where the Wild Things Aren’t – Day 19/31
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Thank you!! xoxo
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Excellent post!! I love it when you bring the hammer down!!!
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Thanks, Chuck! xoxo
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Very true, but such sad words, Dorinda. I cannot understand how or why people aren’t more careful & considerate in these heartbreaking cases. On a tiny scale in comparison, there is a large, lovely park back in the city where we used to live. I saw yesterday, that some idiots thought it was ok to start a fire within a gap inside the trunk of a 250 year old oak tree that was in the park, totally destroying it. Absolutely mindless. It made me feel so angry! :’-(
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“Idiots” is being kind!! How can anyone be so cruel! Sigh. I hope they were arrested.
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I agree! Unfortunately the perpetrators haven’t been apprehended. 😦
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And most likely won’t be, unless there were surveillance cameras.
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Nicely done Lady D! It made me sad, then angry. 🙂❤️
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It’s both, Walt. But I think it makes more angry that humans have such disregard for this planet. 😦 ❤
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And for each other. 😒
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