Global warming affecting birds negatively in Diyarbakir, Turkey - 16 Aug 2023
Biologist Prof. Dr. Alaettin Kaya (L) and veterinarian Ayse Ekinci Yilmaz (R) seen treating a sick falcon at the Dicle Wild Animal Rescue and Rehabilitation Center. A large number of storks and other bird species that have become ill due to global warming and climate change are being treated at the Dicle Wild Animal Rescue and Rehabilitation Center in Diyarbakir. The Biologist in charge at the center is Pro. Dr. Alaettin Kaya, stated that storks and birds cannot feed because their feeding grounds have dried up and they have become weak. Biologist Kaya said that because birds cannot fly high, their wings and feet get stuck in wires or wire meshes and become crippled. The center's Veterinarian Ayse Ekinci Yilmaz also said that about 20 storks were brought to the center in the last month, two of them had to be amputated because their feet were gangrenous, while one had a broken wing and their tevad? continued.