Animal Die-off -- Australia
An extreme heatwave in Australia has led to the deaths of more than 90 wild horses in the outback, authorities say. Rangers found dead and dying animals in a dried-up waterhole near Alice Springs, in the Northern Territory, last week [around 17 Jan 2019]. About 40 of the animals had already died from dehydration and starvation. Surviving horses were later culled.
It comes amid record-breaking heat, with temperatures hitting 49.5 deg C (121.1 deg F) north of Adelaide in South Australia. The
Read more about it at HealthMap Global Disease Alerts via http://healthmap.org/ln.php?6277740&promed&0
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