Animal rescuers have been denied access to the Maui burn zone, where at least 115 people were killed, but the county says the National Guard will escort them Saturday.
is difficult and painstaking, requiring forensic anthropologists to sift through ash for burned bone, tissue and other remains.
Animal rescue volunteers had poured into Maui after Aug. 8 and 9, but many have left after being restricted from the zone. On Saturday, Hara clarified his comments in a statement to The Post, saying he had not seen animals during three trips to the zone.recovery personnel in Lahaina had been told to report animal sightings to the county’s emergency operations center, which would pass the report to the Maui Humane Society. It has since reported capturing some animals in the burn zone that way.The humane society has followed the county’s directives and aligned with its protocol, Shannon said Friday.
Rescuers on the ground and observers said that it’s impossible to estimate how many animals could be in the burn zone and that many are probably hiding. Search-and-rescue crews have a standard procedure for counting and tracking animals in a disaster area but were unable to carry it out on Maui, Peaveler noted.
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