Rescue workers in India’s western state of Gujarat are picking up dozens of exhausted and dehydrated birds that fall from the sky every day amid a heat wave that dries up water sources in the state’s largest city, they said. veterinarians and animal rescuers.
Large swaths of South Asia are drying up in the hottest pre-summer months in years, prompting Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to warn of the risk of wildfires.
Doctors at a veterinary hospital run by the non-profit Jivdaya Charitable Trust in Ahmedabad said they had treated thousands of birds in recent weeks, adding that rescuers were bringing in dozens of high-flying birds such as pigeons and kites every day.
“This year has been one of the worst in recent times. We saw a 10% growth in the number of birds in need of rescue,” said Manoj Bhavsar, who has worked closely with the organization and rescued birds for more than a decade.
Veterinarians at the hospital were seen feeding birds vitamin tablets and injecting water into their mouths with syringes on Wednesday.
Health officials in Gujarat have issued warnings for hospitals to set up special wards for heat stroke and other heat-related illnesses due to rising temperatures.
Source: CNN Brasil
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