One of Australia's leading climatologists has warned it will now be too hot to transport stranded sheep from WA to the Middle East after their transport ship was delayed by COVID-19
Dr John McBride, a former seasonal climate forecaster at the Bureau of Meteorology and CSIRO researcher, wrote to the department on Monday saying hotter than normal water temperatures in the Persian Gulf meant that sheep would be exposed to a wet-bulb temperature hotter than 29 degrees putting them under heat stress.
"Every year the sea temperatures in the month of June are in the range of 31 to 34 degrees; this year the current sea temperatures are higher than normal, so the expectation of the vessel crossing a region of sea temperature above 33 degrees is very high."but watered down the limit after a backlash from exporters.
"To secure an exemption there are two key tests: the first is to show these are extraordinary circumstances - that seems pretty clear," he said. "The majority of Australians remain opposed to this trade despite assurances that the welfare of animals will be prioritised," she said.
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