Wildfire smoke affects animals in unique ways. Scientists are trying to understand it

October 6, 2026 · 9:00 am 1 sources

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• Wildfire smoke affects animals in unique ways. Scientists are trying to understand it
  NPR · October 6, 2026 09:00
  The new field of "smoke ecology" examines how wildfire smoke perturbs wild places and animals — and what might be done to prevent its worst mayhem.