Many bird rescue calls are related to birds that have fallen off trees because they cannot bear the heat and cannot find a source of water or a spot to cool down. They collapse off the trees and need to be urgently treated and taken care of.
These facts apply not only to birds but other animals as well, Humans have removed most natural water bodies and have also contributed to increasing the air pollution exponentially as well. Even though these changes may seem insignificant to some people at the moment; dogs, cats, squirrels, birds etc are all affected by these changes.
Civilisations have always begun next to water bodies, it is foolish to assume that life will be possible without them around. Our immediate next step should be to revive as many water bodies; to protect not only birds and animals but all life. This goal however is unfortunately not achievable instantly, therefore the least we can all do for now is keep water in clay bowls outside our homes, offices, parks and even public places. By doing this small task, you will be helping many creatures. Usually if someone is going through a tough time, they are told to feed animals. We should not wait for a bad phase in our life to show compassion towards birds and animals.