'Roasted alive': Greek wildlife suffers as climate changes

‘Roasted alive’: Greek wildlife suffers as climate changes

A badly burned tortoise that survived a Greek wildfire wriggles in an Athens animal clinic despite lots of painkillers, one of the latest victims of climate change that is playing havoc with the country's wildlife. Most of the scorched scales on its back had to be removed with forceps. "It was really depressed and had

'Roasted alive': Greek wildlife suffers as climate changes

A badly burned tortoise that survived a Greek wildfire wriggles in an Athens animal clinic despite lots of painkillers, one of the latest victims of climate change that is playing havoc with the country's wildlife.

Greek Wildlife in Peril Due to Climate Change

A severely burned tortoise, rescued from a Greek wildfire, squiggles in an Athens animal clinic despite receiving numerous painkillers—it’s one of the latest casualties of climate change wreaking havoc on the nation’s wildlife. Most of the scorched scales on its shell had to be removed with forceps. “It was very depressed and gasping for breath because of the smoke,” explained veterinarian Grigorios Markakis. Although “it’s considerably better n…