Baby birds struggle in Spanish heatwave
STORY: Birds are struggling
under Spain's intense heatwave
Experts say they've treated
scores of dehydrated birds
that had fallen out of their nests
LUIS MARTINEZ, SEO BIRDLIFE URBAN BIODIVERSITY TECHICNIAN, SAYING:
“This early and intense heatwave that we are all living through these days, and keeping in mind that it will be more frequent in the future due to climate change. This especially affects birds that are breeding and have their baby birds in nests that are exposed to very high temperatures. And many of those birds that live in small holes that reach very high temperatures will die scorched or will have to jump out of the nest before they are ready and fall on the ground. These are the birds we find on the floor when we walk through our city streets."
Spain is experiencing the
earliest heatwave in over 40 years
Temperatures were above 104 degrees
in many parts of the country