It is so hot that the animals fall exhausted from the sky. In Australia, in recent days, some inland areas have reached 48 degrees and these temperatures have put a strain on everyone, even the animals.
He is about to end up run over, his mother saves himIt is so hot that the animals fall exhausted from the sky. In Australia, in recent days, some inland areas have reached 48 degrees and these temperatures have put a strain on everyone, even the animals.
The situation is slowly returning to normal, but the heat wave has killed birds, fish and above all flying foxes (Pteropus conspicillatus), a species of bat that lives in the country.
If man, in fact, is able to equip himself to fight the heat, the same cannot be said for these animals that die from high temperatures. And so, on social media, there are many who publish the victims of this massacre. Farmer Bill Wallace on Twitter shows two cockatoos, medium to large sized Australian parrots lying helpless on the ground.
“The thermometer today reached 48,9 degrees, not an official reading of course, but it was enough to kill these cockatoos. How good is wildlife at dying from heat stress? ”Writes the man.
The thermometer under the back verandah got to 48.9C today, not an official reading obviously, but it was enough to kill these sulphur crested cockatoos. I would like to hang them around Morrison’s neck, as well as a few of his mates. How good is wildlife dying of heat stress? pic.twitter.com/mR9yzKUVe7
— Bill Wallace (@westwills3_bill) December 20, 2019
Other users posted photos of other animals that showed no signs of injury on the body, but came down as if exhausted from the heat. Hypothesis then confirmed by Native Wildlife Rescue which communicated the rescue of hundreds of flying foxes that are not responding well to the fall.
"Record heat and limited food are complicating life for flying foxes," writes the organization which explains that it has found over 100 exhausted bats in the Kangaroo Valley and has performed another 140 rescues in recent days.
Mass Flying Fox Rescue Flowing in from yesterdays record heat and very limited food supply the Grey Headed Flying…
Posted by Native Wildlife Rescue on Saturday, December 21, 2019
"Devastating for many mothers and their little ones, the help has come too late."
Just like last January, when the heat had killed animals, in addition to record temperatures, Australia is suffering from drought, which also results in the warming of water levels. All this has favored the appearance of cyanobacteria, which even if they did not directly kill the fish, have depleted the water of oxygen. The situation, which is slowly returning, however, has caused damage to many species because those that did not die from the cando, had to deal with forest fires.
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