The wildfires that have been roaring in the western states have been affecting the forests in many ways. Although for the most part it seems as though the fires have been all negative, there could be some underlying positive in mostly bad situations. Forest fires, although they seems like they are very disruptive to the wildlife, do not have all that bad of an affect on the animals. It would seem as though the animals would run fleeing the fires for their lives, but in reality they move away ahead of time, and do not make that dramatic of a getaway. Then after the fire, a lot of nutrients are replenished into the green shrubbery that many animals feed on and seek benefits from. Many small rodents also bury themselves underground during the forest fires, and when the fire is complete, they come out. For lots of consumers, this means easy prey and they are able to find easy nutrition. The fires also create a lot of new life and not having forest fires would actually be detrimental. So although many people only see the bad side of the forest fires that have been happening, there is also a beneficial side to see too.
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