Spring has been extremely hot in most states in Mexico, and the extreme heat has not only affected humans, but animals have also become ill or even lost their lives.
Various civil associations have reported that Animals, large and small species, have been injured by high temperatures that have been recorded in recent weeks in the country, mainly facing heat stroke.
A lion, howler monkeys, white-tailed parrots and now an eagleare part of the species that have suffered the ravages of the third heat wave in Mexico, which is expected to come to an end this week.
Animals lose their lives due to high temperatures
Recently, the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources (Semarnat) reported that they are already 157 howler monkeys that lost their lives in the states of Chiapas and Tabascoas reported last week by residents.
According to the official report of the Federal Attorney for Environmental Protection (Profepa), as of May 22, there are 157 confirmed deaths: In Tabasco registers 125 deaths in the municipalities of Cunduacán, Comalcalco, Jalapa, Cárdenas and Centro; while, in Chiapas, 32 deaths are recorded in the municipalities of Juárez and Pichucalco.
Profepa also reported that the Heat caused the death of 29 white-tailed parrots in the state of Tamaulipas. The deaths were recorded in the ‘EL Cielo’ Biosphere Ecological Park, located in the municipality of Gómez Farías.
Now, through the social network Facebook, the account of Selva Teenek Ecopark, Environmental Management Unit (UMA) of San Luis Potosi, shared that a tyrannical eagle (Spizaetus tyrannus) had fallen from the sky due to suspected heat stroke.
Leticia Leyva Zuviri, director of Tourism of the municipality of Aquismón, San Luis Potosí, was in charge of transferring it to the Environmental Management Unit for attention. However, the eagle could not be saved and died.
The reason why the species died was because it had injuries to its digestive tract. It should be noted that the UMA revealed that the tyrant eagle is a species that is in danger of extinction in Mexico.
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