{"id":442796,"date":"2022-05-06T10:26:58","date_gmt":"2022-05-06T07:26:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/thirsty-birds-struggle-to-survive-in-scorching-indian-heat\/"},"modified":"2022-05-06T10:26:58","modified_gmt":"2022-05-06T07:26:58","slug":"thirsty-birds-struggle-to-survive-in-scorching-indian-heat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/thirsty-birds-struggle-to-survive-in-scorching-indian-heat\/","title":{"rendered":"#Thirsty birds struggle to survive in scorching Indian heat"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3f9aeb256a3\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3f9aeb256a3\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/thirsty-birds-struggle-to-survive-in-scorching-indian-heat\/#%E2%80%9CThirsty_birds_struggle_to_survive_in_scorching_Indian_heat%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Thirsty birds struggle to survive in scorching Indian heat&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CThirsty_birds_struggle_to_survive_in_scorching_Indian_heat%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Thirsty birds struggle to survive in scorching Indian heat&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<div class=\"article-gallery lightGallery\">\n<div data-thumb=\"https:\/\/scx1.b-cdn.net\/csz\/news\/tmb\/2022\/the-jivdaya-charitable.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/scx2.b-cdn.net\/gfx\/news\/2022\/the-jivdaya-charitable.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"The Jivdaya Charitable Trust's animal hospital in Ahmedabad has treated around 2,000 birds over the past month, many weak and severely dehydrated.\">\n<figure class=\"article-img\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/scx1.b-cdn.net\/csz\/news\/800a\/2022\/the-jivdaya-charitable.jpg\" alt=\"The Jivdaya Charitable Trust's animal hospital in Ahmedabad has treated around 2,000 birds over the past month, many weak and se\" title=\"The Jivdaya Charitable Trust's animal hospital in Ahmedabad has treated around 2,000 birds over the past month, many weak and severely dehydrated.\" width=\"800\" height=\"530\"\/><figcaption class=\"text-darken text-low-up text-truncate-js text-truncate mt-3\">\n                The Jivdaya Charitable Trust&#8217;s animal hospital in Ahmedabad has treated around 2,000 birds over the past month, many weak and severely dehydrated.<br \/>\n            <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>A volunteer scoops up a fledgling kite lying nearly immobile on a scorching Indian sidewalk as the relentless sun beats down on its feathers\u2014one of countless birds struggling to endure an unbearable heatwave.<\/p>\n<section class=\"article-banner first-banner ads-336x280\">\n         <!-- \/4988204\/Phys_Story_InText_Box --><\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p>An early start to summer has brought record temperatures and made life a misery for human and animal alike, with experts warning that climate change is making such conditions more intense and more frequent.<\/p>\n<p>One animal hospital in the western city of Ahmedabad has treated around 2,000 birds over the past month, many weak and severely dehydrated, with some suffering from broken wings after falling from trees.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We receive daily at least 50 to 60 dehydrated birds,&#8221; Gira Shah, co-founder of the Jivdaya Charitable Trust that manages the hospital, told AFP, adding that temperatures have soared up to 46 degrees Celsius (115 degrees Fahrenheit).<\/p>\n<p>The bird hospital is one of the biggest of its kind in India and was established by members of the Jain faith\u2014an ancient Indian religion that preaches non-violence and love for all creatures, great and small.<\/p>\n<p>The hellish heat has coincided with the end of the breeding season for some bird species, resulting in large numbers of chicks and fledglings being treated in the facility.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-gallery lightGallery\">\n<div data-thumb=\"https:\/\/scx1.b-cdn.net\/csz\/news\/tmb\/2022\/an-early-start-to-summ.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/scx2.b-cdn.net\/gfx\/news\/2022\/an-early-start-to-summ.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"An early start to summer has brought record temperatures and made life a misery for human and animal alike, with experts warning that climate change is making such conditions more intense and more frequent.\">\n<figure class=\"article-img text-center\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/scx1.b-cdn.net\/csz\/news\/800a\/2022\/an-early-start-to-summ.jpg\" alt=\"An early start to summer has brought record temperatures and made life a misery for human and animal alike, with experts warning\" title=\"An early start to summer has brought record temperatures and made life a misery for human and animal alike, with experts warning that climate change is making such conditions more intense and more frequent.\"\/><figcaption class=\"text-left text-darken text-truncate text-low-up mt-3\">\n                An early start to summer has brought record temperatures and made life a misery for human and animal alike, with experts warning that climate change is making such conditions more intense and more frequent.<br \/>\n            <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>A regular stream of volunteer rescuers and members of the public bring the birds in cardboard boxes or baskets every day, where they are logged, weighed, tagged and examined by a veterinarian.<\/p>\n<p>The birds are treated, but around one in four do not survive due to the severity of their dehydration or from the resulting complications.<\/p>\n<p>Those that recover are kept in an aviary until they are ready to be released back into the wild.<\/p>\n<p>Others that have been too severely disabled by their injuries are sent to zoos or educational institutions.<\/p>\n<p><b>&#8216;Pretty dire&#8217;<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Veterinarian Nidhi Sharma had already treated a parakeet and a babbler chick before the fledgling kite rescued from the road was brought to her for examination.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s severely dehydrated,&#8221; the 29-year-old said as she injected it with replenishing fluids.<\/p>\n<p>The rescuers believe the kite, weakened by the heat, fell to the ground from its nest in a tree nearly 15 meters (50 feet) above.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-gallery lightGallery\">\n<div data-thumb=\"https:\/\/scx1.b-cdn.net\/csz\/news\/tmb\/2022\/the-birds-that-recover.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/scx2.b-cdn.net\/gfx\/news\/2022\/the-birds-that-recover.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"The birds that recover are kept in an aviary until they are ready to be released back into the wild.\">\n<figure class=\"article-img text-center\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/scx1.b-cdn.net\/csz\/news\/800a\/2022\/the-birds-that-recover.jpg\" alt=\"The birds that recover are kept in an aviary until they are ready to be released back into the wild\" title=\"The birds that recover are kept in an aviary until they are ready to be released back into the wild.\"\/><figcaption class=\"text-left text-darken text-truncate text-low-up mt-3\">\n                The birds that recover are kept in an aviary until they are ready to be released back into the wild.<br \/>\n            <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Hospital curator Sherwin Everett has worked at Jivdaya\u2014&#8221;compassionate life&#8221; in the local Gujarati language\u2014since 2010.<\/p>\n<p>He says this year&#8217;s heatwave has been among the worst for local birds he has ever seen.<\/p>\n<p>Heatwaves have killed more than 6,500 people in India since 2010, but Shah and Everett are also calling on the public to also be considerate of the welfare of any wildlife they come across.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-gallery lightGallery\">\n<div data-thumb=\"https:\/\/scx1.b-cdn.net\/csz\/news\/tmb\/2022\/the-hospital-also-trea.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/scx2.b-cdn.net\/gfx\/news\/2022\/the-hospital-also-trea.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"The hospital also treats other animals, such as this flying fox.\">\n<figure class=\"article-img text-center\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/scx1.b-cdn.net\/csz\/news\/800a\/2022\/the-hospital-also-trea.jpg\" alt=\"The hospital also treats other animals, such as this flying fox\" title=\"The hospital also treats other animals, such as this flying fox.\"\/><figcaption class=\"text-left text-darken text-truncate text-low-up mt-3\">\n                The hospital also treats other animals, such as this flying fox.<br \/>\n            <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&#8220;We are expecting until July to have multiple heatwaves and the temperature will get worse,&#8221; Everett said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Right now we have received quite a lot of birds that have been dehydrated,&#8221; he added. &#8220;But the upcoming months seem to be pretty dire for us as well.&#8221;<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<div class=\"article-main__explore my-4 d-print-none\">\n<p>                                            Hospital in Delhi gives birds new flight\n                                        <\/p><\/div>\n<hr class=\"mb-4\"\/>\n<p class=\"article-main__note mt-4\">\n                                                \u00a9 2022 AFP<\/p>\n<p>                                        <!-- print only --><\/p>\n<div class=\"d-none d-print-block\">\n<p>                                                 <strong>Citation<\/strong>:<br \/>\n                                                 Thirsty birds struggle to survive in scorching Indian heat (2022, May  6)<br \/>\n                                                 retrieved  6 May 2022<br \/>\n                                                 from https:\/\/phys.org\/<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a>\/2022-05-thirsty-birds-struggle-survive-indian.html<\/p>\n<p>                                            This document is subject to copyright. 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