Bushfires left millions of animals dead. We should use them, not just bury them
- Written by Emma Spencer, Ph.D. student, University of Sydney
Bushfires this season have left an estimated 1 billion dead animals in their wake, their carcasses dotting the blackened landscape.
Adding to the toll, farmers are being forced to euthanise injured and starving livestock and there are also calls to cull feral animals in fire-affected areas, including by aerial shooting.
The carcasses have already...