Drought nightmare for wildlife in Dumfries and Galloway's rivers

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Get the latest top news stories sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletterFears are growing of a mass extinction of fish in local rivers reduced to a trickle by weeks of hot dry weather.Many small watercourses have already dried up in the drought while reservoirs have been closed to anglers.Cooler conditions and light showers have failed to ease the situation which fishing interests describe as “critical”.Galloway has climbed SEPA’s water scarcity charts in recent weeks and is now on amber alert – the second highest level.According to Dalbeattie and District Angling Association chairman Will Marshall fish deaths have already been reported.He said: “We closed Buittle Reservoir to all fishing last week.“We had been getting reports.