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Radio France Internationale
Radio France Internationale
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Michael Fitzpatrick

Wild animals at risk of dehydration as French heatwave blazes on

A baby squirrel gets some help with the heat at the CSAM wildlife centre near Nice. © REUTERS/Eric Gaillard

An animal shelter near Nice in the south of France is attempting to save some 200 birds and small mammals at risk of dehydration and undernourishment because of drought and the sequence of summer heatwaves sweeping the country.

The long, hot summer is tough for everybody. But if you are a bat, a bird, a baby squirrel, or a hedgehog, the heatwave could be fatal.

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