
#ClimateImpactsWildlife – Bass Strait
Climate Experience: Citizen spotted a manta ray, a species not usually found in cold Victorian waters. The previous most southern sighting was just south of Sydney. Explanation: The East Australian Current has extended 350kms south since the 1940s, increasing...
#ClimateImpactsWildlife – Baranduda
Climate Experience: Citizens found numerous ringtail possums struggling to cope with persistent heatwaves. Two were found hanging in trees almost dead and 16 were admitted to the Kangaloola Wildlife Shelter. Explanation: January temperatures were nearly 6 degrees...
#ClimateImpactsWildlife #ClimateImpactsAgriculture – Wodonga
Climate Experience: Several citizens have found animals struggling to cope with persistent heat. Reports include: Magpies struggling to find enough water, suffering with heatstroke, falling over. 3 chickens died in the heat of January 2019. Willy Wagtail found dead in...#ClimateImpactsWildlife – Grampians
Climate Experience: Citizen has noticed a reduction in brolga numbers. Scientific Explanation: Changes in water flow regimes and the drying of the region impacts waterbirds that need wetlands for food supply or breeding habitat.[1] Stream flow has decreased in...