How Animals Fight Fire
Wildfires such as the one in Jasper National Park affect many animal habitats. (Photo via Alberta Wildfires’ Facebook page.)

How Animals Fight Fire

Last month, a huge wildfire raced through Jasper National Park in Alberta. It burned 34,000 hectares of boreal forest.

The boreal forest is supposed to burn. Fire is part of its life cycle. It clears away dead trees and brush and returns the nutrients to the soil.

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