[Taxacom] Extinction by fire

[John Grehan]

Lately there has been a lot of attention given to the deliberate burning of
forests in Brazil, but it seems that the fires in Australia may also be
having an immense destructive impact on species survival. There may be
Australians on this list who are much better versed on the situation than
I, but I am receiving some rather horrifying communications from Australian
colleagues to the effect that major habitats are just disappearing up in
smoke and all the species with it. More worrying is the seeming
indifference at certain quarters that this may well be a new situation of
unprecedented loss going into the future. Still, apparently did not put off
major fireworks (and more smoke) for the New Year. She'll be right mate - I
guess.

John Grehan