Lyon Metropolis. Heatwave: Devastating effects on small wildlife, "this is beyond anything we've seen in our 27 years of existence."

Last week's heatwave had a major impact on the L'Hirondelle Wildlife Care Center and its Dardilly relay point. The only specialized facility for this type of care in the Rhône region is facing an influx of black and alpine swifts, two endangered species nesting under roofs transformed into veritable furnaces.
"What we are experiencing is beyond anything L'Hirondelle has experienced in its 27 years of existence. In just three days, we have taken in 360 animals. Beyond the numbers, try to close your eyes for a few seconds to imagine what 360 animals in distress represent around you...", laments the Wildlife Care Center of...
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