Fire in Deliblatska Peščara affected large part of reserve, recovery will take decades

Summary

A fire detected in Deliblatska Peščara on 21 July that went out of control on 5 August burned between 3,500 and 10,000 hectares of forest and steppe vegetation, affecting up to a third of the reserve. A geography professor warns that full recovery of this protected area with its rich flora and fauna will take three to four decades, as the fire destroyed root systems to depths of about 30 centimetres and threatened species found nowhere else.

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