French wildlife centres 'overwhelmed' amid heatwaves says animal charity

Madeleine LakeLive reporter A hedgehog recovering at a wildlife centre from excessive heat Heatwaves have pushed France's wildlife rescue centres to "breaking point" says the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW). “Exhausted swifts, dehydrated hedgehogs, animals collapsing by roadsides: the centres are overwhelmed, and behind every statistic is an animal in real distress," says programme manager Aurore Morin. A song Thrush, cooling down and hydrating after suffering the eff