So, it's #SwampSunday, and time for a #News round-up.
First up, a #NorthCarolina #Swamp is recovering from a recent fire, and local conservationists and experts are giving guided tours of the area to show how it's going.
Nature Conservancy holds tour of Green Swamp Game Land following wildfire
Experts say while the spread of the fire was unexpected, it will go a long way in helping the overall health of the plant and animal life the Green Swamp preserve should easily bounce back.WECT
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in reply to Alexander Hay • • •Next up, this #SwampSunday, a #Disabled woman is recovering after being rescued from a #Massachusetts swamp in #BorderlandStatePark. She was trapped in mud for over a week and is presently recovering in hospital.
#News
https://www.cbsnews.com/boston/news/emma-tetewsky-stuck-in-mud-3-days-stoughton-easton-massachusetts/
Emma Tetewsky's parents say it's 'miraculous' she's alive after being stuck in mud 3 days
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in reply to Alexander Hay • • •In an eerily similar #SwampSunday #News story, a girl was rescued from a "pond and swamp area" in #FernhillHeath, near #Worcester, in the #UK.
https://www.worcesternews.co.uk/news/23635806.fernhill-heath-girl-stuck-swamp/
Fernhill Heath: girl stuck in swamp
Shivani Chaudhari (Worcester News)Alexander Hay
in reply to Alexander Hay • • •Over in #Malaysia, meanwhile, the #SwampSunday #News has #RimbaWatch, a #Conservation group, raising concerns over plans to clear #Peat #Swamp #Forests in #Pahang state. Why? #PalmOil, naturally...
https://www.malaymail.com/news/malaysia/2023/07/06/minister-vows-to-scrutinise-palm-oil-project-affecting-peat-swamp-forest-in-pahang/78219