Texas Drought Takes Its Toll On Wildlife

Alex A. -- The drought in Texas is having a huge impact on not only water sources, but also wildlife all over the state. The lack of rain has caused large rivers to dry up in multiple places, so animals can’t get the
water they need to survive. Animals with babies have to abandon them to early because they can barely get enough water to sustain themselves let alone many babies. Insects are being affected too especially mosquitoes, which again effects something else, the bats. In Austin the bats now have to go out earlier and stay out later in order to feed themselves enough because of the decrease in mosquitoes. Usually at the end of summer in Texas cicadas are everywhere, but because of the drought they are nowhere to be seen. And no one is really sure when the drought will end.

This article makes me really sad! And I probably have a very different opinion then other people might because Texas is my home and it always has been, so im not really sure how people from other states may react. I especially don’t like the part about Austin because that’s just sad that bats have to work so hard to survive just because of one drought. It’s crazy how a drought can affect so many things, not just plants but also bugs and animals and babies as well. I wish that there was something we could do to stop this drought and make everything okay again, and I really hope it stops soon and cools off.

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