Severe heat leads monkeys to perish while up in the branches.
In the sweltering heat of Mexico, locals are witnessing a horrific scene - monkeys falling from trees and dying due to lack of food and mainly water. Activists are raising concerns, and even their president is getting involved. The public is being asked to donate fruit to help these animals.
During this intense heatwave reaching temperatures of over 45 degrees Celsius, an increasing number of howler monkeys are found dead or severely dehydrated in the southeastern regions of Mexico. "We need to protect the animals," said President Andrés Manuel López Obrador on Monday. He will ask the Ministry of the Environment to step in and help.
Reports from environmentalists state that at least 78 howler monkeys have met their demise in the states of Tabasco and Chiapas. Biologists and veterinarians have taken to the roads in Tabasco to provide the howler monkeys with water and food, especially fruit, as per instructions from the local civil defense.
Just in the communities of Cunduacán and Comalcalco, four howler monkeys, one of them a baby, have been discovered deceased. Advocates are urging the public to offer fruit to nourish the monkeys. Videos have circulated on social media showing howler monkeys being given water via syringes to drink at a veterinary clinic.
In Cunduacán, a few monkeys were brought to a medical rescue center located in a baseball field. The reasons for the howler monkeys' deaths not only include heatstroke and dehydration but also forest fires and the damage to their natural habitats, which in turn leads to water and food scarcity, says the head of the environmental group Cobius.
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- As the world faces increasing heatwaves and climate change, efforts to conserve animals and their habitats will require international collaborations and support, like the one currently aiding Mexico's monkeys.
Source: www.ntv.de
