Do wildfires have an affect on animals' food sources?

What you can do to help the many wild animals who lost their homes, territories and food and water sources in the many wildfires this year. ... birds actually nest in burned trees — but the toll the fire takes is immense on the general population of animals and will have reverberations for many years to come. read more

Bad effects include killing many animals (sometimes in excruciating ways) and possibly spurring increased plant growth. A substantial good effect of forest fires is that they eliminate huge amounts of stored plant food that would otherwise have created tons of new animals. read more

Wildfires have scorched more than 9 million acres in the United States so far this year, destroying buildings and homes in their paths. However, wildfires affect forests in various lesser-known ways. The following is a list of five different ways that plants, animals and water are affected by wildfires. 1. read more

To see how wild animals would survive after a major wildfire in the Santa Monica Mountains, biologists began monitoring them with cameras. read more

However, wildfires affect forests in various lesser-known ways. The following is a list of five different ways that plants, animals and water are affected by wildfires. 1. Animal predators see wildfire areas as an opportunity for food. Rodents seek shelter from the flames by burrowing into the ground, taking cover in logs or hiding under rocks. read more

While other studies have focused on how wildfires affect vegetation, Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area biologists wanted to observe how animal species respond to burned habitats. They had the opportunity to do this when a wildlife camera project ended around the same time as the Springs Fire, and thus the Springs Fire Wildlife Project was born. read more

When fire hits,"wildlife that can run will run, wildlife that can fly will fly, and wildlife that can burrow will burrow," notes Jennifer Churchill, public information officer, Colorado Parks and Wildlife. That means animals like bears, deer, birds, squirrels and other mammals will recover. read more