Climate change is causing increasingly extreme weather.
Heavy rainfall, storms, heat waves, floods and prolonged droughts...
pose new challenges for humans and animals.
But how should we actually deal with this?
The Council on Animal Affairs has carried out research...
on how climate change affects the welfare of animals in the wild.
For example, heavy rainfall can lead to flooding...
causing wild animals to drown or to become trapped.
And prolonged drought can lead to forest fires and food shortages.
It is difficult for wild animals to adapt to climate change.
This threatens their well-being.
Structural changes to the landscape...
can help animals cope better with extreme weather.
Examples of this include raising the groundwater level...
or creating connecting zones.
In acute situations, the construction of wells and refuge mounds can help.
The RDA wants to discuss these kinds of measures with land managers...
and other parties involved.
This will help to identify the possibilities.
Want to know more? Go to www.rda.nl.