Fiction:Khanshi ecocide

The Khanshi ecocide refers to a much less publicized or known series of events that led to the total failure of the planet's, Khanshi's, ecological system and eventual collapse. Khanshi, orbiting the star designated BIP-88102, was a planet in conditions suitable for habitation, recorded to previously had a dense and flourish flora.

The culprit was identified as a fungus of extraterrestrial origins, and was linked to an Vrantann invasion besieging Kurinnurii colonies, three days before sightings of rapid expansion of fungus. Whether the Vrantann accidentally or intently introduced the fungus is still debated. The siege of colonies lasted four months before the invaders were forced to retreat as defender reinforcements had arrived and was forming a blockage. The destructive effects on the flora and fauna was then discovered and had a significant effect on the local nature and continued to spread.

Due to the nature of the situation and the amount of resources it required for intervention on the development. The colonists were of different biochemical origins and already lived in isolated environments and worked in sealed environmental suits. No intervention was made besides of study of the planet's ecosystem, the fungus, and the fungus' effects on the system. An effort on perseveration were also made to gather unharmed specimen of the native flora and fauna.

The ecophage fungus' ravaging on the ecosystem continued on tens of years until effects had worsened and started to affect on quality of life of the colonists. The spores would often sneak inside equipment and cause technical faults and jams. Remaining colonists were evacuated from surface to an other designated settlement for resettlement. Intervention was finally made by military utilizing incendiary ordinance and air-blast bombs to destroy the remnants of the unaffected wildlife and manifestations of the fungus - starting a wildfire that would then burn for decades to come until the atmosphere is deprived of oxygen. At the following year, after the settlements had been dismantled and stripped off technology the planet was entirely abandoned by its previous colonists, the Kurinnurii.