Moving Animals to New Homes Due to a Climate Change

 In a far-off part of Australia, there's a special kind of tortoise called the western swamp tortoise. They're very rare, with only a few left in the wild. Their home is getting too hot and dry because of climate change. 

Australian western swamp tortoises (Pseudemydura umbrina); Credit: Matthew Abbott/New York Times/Redux/eyevine

 

So, scientists thought, "What if we move them to a cooler place?" Last year, they took some young tortoises from a zoo and put them in a new park far from their original home. They're using special gadgets to watch these tortoises and see if they like their new home. This big move is called "assisted migration." But, moving animals isn't easy. Sometimes, when new animals come to a place, they can cause problems. Australia knows this well because in the past, some animals like rabbits and toads were brought there and caused a lot of trouble. So, scientists are being very careful with this tortoise move. However, because our planet is changing so fast, more scientists are thinking about moving other animals too. For example, in Australia, there's a tiny possum that's struggling because it's getting too hot. And in Hawaii, some seabirds are losing their homes because of rising sea levels. So, scientists are trying to move them to safer places too. But, not everyone agrees with this idea. Some scientists worry about the risks, like what if the new animals harm the local animals? Or what if they don't like their new home? That's why they're doing lots of tests and studies. For the tortoises, the early results look promising. The young ones are growing well in their new home. But, it's still a big experiment, and we'll have to wait and see if they can have babies and if this new place truly becomes their home. In the end, scientists are trying their best to save these special animals. They hope that by moving them to new homes, they can give them a better chance to survive in our changing world. 

 

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