Drought causing food shortage for animals

Drought causing food shortage for animals.
The ongoing drought is causing severe problems for wildlife in the Netherlands.
Mammals’ watering holes are drying up, small animals struggle to get food, and birds can’t get through the bone-dry ground with their beaks, animal organizations said to NU.nl.
Europe is in the midst of its worst drought in 500 years.
There’s been little to no rain in the past months, and meteorologists don’t see that changing soon, according to the newspaper.
“And that while many drinking places for mammals have already disappeared,” Elze Polman of the Mammal Association said.
Deer and boars have to travel longer distances to find water and possibly have to cross more roads.
In the north of the country, the dry pounds and wetlands pose significant difficulties for the northern vole and the ermine.
“And you can’t just help these wild animals,” Polman said.
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