Dr. TanDY
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| Posted: Sat Jul 29, 2006 12:01 pm Post subject: [News] British heat wave hits wildlife |
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British heat wave hits wildlife
Source: Big News Network
Friday 28th July, 2006
Environmental experts in Britain said the country's recent surge in temperatures could be dangerous to plant and animal life.
The first official heat wave declared by Britain's Meteorological Office has been a boon for gardeners attempting to grow bananas, peaches, avocados and figs, but species native to Britain, including horse chestnuts, have suffered from the high temperatures and low moisture, the Telegraph reported Friday.
We will have a serious problem with wildlife if this weather continues, said Nick Collinson, head of conservation policy at the Woodland Trust. Trees and plants are under a great deal of stress. We can tell this because we would not usually see leaves changing color and dropping until October but it already looks like November in some places.
The heat has also affected the country's animal life.
Charity Froglife said the country's young frogs have been dying of dehydration at alarming rates, and the British Trust for Ornithology said swallow chicks have been baking to death in nests built under tin roofs. The trust also said many nests made from mud have been drying out and falling from trees. |
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