Low water levels at Grafham Water in Perry, UK, on 8 August Terry Harris/Shutterstock
From birds and butterflies to salmon and trout, England’s extreme dry conditions are taking their toll on wildlife. Drought status was declared for eight areas of the country on 12 August after the driest July since 1935, and looks set to last — on 9 August, the UK’s Centre for Ecology and Hydrology said rivers will be “exceptionally low” until October in central, eastern and southern England.
While millions of people will be affected, other species are facing life-threatening impacts as river levels fall, peatlands dry…
