Experts point to surprising cause of heartbreaking surge in baby animal injuries: ‘Not able to stay with moms’

A Phoenix animal rehabilitation center has been caring for birds and small mammals displaced by Arizona’s blazes and scorching temperatures, reported AZFamily.

Liberty Wildlife, a nonprofit rescue organization in Phoenix, has taken in several creatures this summer as fires destroy animal homes across the state. The facility receives about ten thousand animals each year, with many suffering from heat-related injuries during Arizona’s extreme summers.

Baby birds have been leaping from their nests to escape scorching temperatures. Young rabbits lose their mothers when extreme weather separates families. The rehabilitation center depends on public reports to locate and rescue injured creatures…

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