State of Nature report paints bleak picture of wildlife in UK but says conservation methods are yielding results
One in six species is at risk of being lost in Great Britain, according to a comprehensive analysis by leading wildlife scientists.
Bird species had the most worrying results in the report, with 43% at risk of extinction, but other much loved species such as turtle dove, hazel dormouse, lady’s slipper orchid and european eel also now face an uncertain future. The report argues that this is largely a result of human activities such as causing habitat loss, accelerating diseases such as avian flu via factory farming, and burning fossil fuels, which has altered the climate.
