Flying foxes killed by the scorching heat that is breaking down in Australia these days. While in the United States there is frost and snow, with cold temperatures below the norm, on the other side of the world, the Australian summer is one of the hottest with record temperatures, even above 47 ° C. It hadn't happened for 80 years
He is about to end up run over, his mother saves him
Flying foxes killed by the scorching heat that is breaking down in Australia these days. While in the United States there is frost and snow, with cold temperatures below the norm, on the other side of the world, the Australian summer is one of the hottest with record temperatures, even above 47 ° C. It hadn't happened for 80 years.
And the results of this extreme climate are evident. On Sunday, more than 400 flying foxes died within a single colony, possibly due to severe dehydration. It happened in Campbelltown, southwest of Sydney.
La Help Save the Wildlife and Bushlands in Campbelltown campaign has published on Facebook a series of images showing the bodies of poor animals, exhausted and killed by the great heat. Some were young specimens. 7
Volunteers worked extensively to save the animals, rehydrate them and take them to places where they could stay cooler. Temperatures in Sydney hit an all-time 80-year record of 47.3C on Sunday.
Cate Ryan, one of the first volunteers to arrive in Campbelltown, he said:
“I saw many dead bats on the ground, others were close to the ground and dying in front of me. I've never seen anything like it before. "
The campaign group also regularly publishes information on why the protection of the species is so important to the local habitat.
“Flying foxes are intelligent and extraordinary. These unique animals help regenerate our forests and keep ecosystems healthy through pollination and seed dispersal. They don't use sonar like little bats that eat insects; just their eyes and ears, like us, ”explains la Help Save the Wildlife and Bushlands in Campbelltown campaign. "If we want to keep what's left of our forests healthy, we need flying foxes."
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Sydney is facing one of the hottest summers of the century. Last Sunday was the hottest day since 1939, temperatures exceeded 47 ° C in Sydney at 15pm. Yet another confirmation that the weather has altered. And natural cycles can hardly be the only cause.
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