Alabama Family Rescues A Baby Bobcat From Wildfire And Ends Up Inviting Cops To Their Doorsteps
Wildfires are one of the most common as well as hazardous natural disasters in America. Every year many firemen put their lives at the grave danger to stop these wildfires from spreading. Yes, most of the times they are easily contained in a small area but the fact that the entire flora and fauna of the affected area is destroyed is non-negligible.
People who reside near the forest area are evacuated from their houses and sent to a safe place. The families too do the needful to save whatever is in their hands. Similarly, when an Alabama family found two little fellows, a fawn and a bobcat, right across the wildfire, they took them in their family instead of leaving them to their dark fate.
Little did they know these homeless fellows will soon become a viral internet sensation for a strange reason.
Deadly Fires
Wildfires or wildland fires cost the U.S. a whole lot of money every year. What’s worse than the monetary loss is the loss of trees, wildlife, and the property that gets destroyed each year. Annually more than 100,000 wildfires destroy more than 5 million acres (2 million hectares) of land. In the past few years, wildfires have contributed to burning over 9 million acres (3.6 million hectares) of land. Wildfire can move at the speed of 14 miles an hour (23 kilometers an hour), destroying whatever comes in its path.