Most UK species in decline

Damian Carrington, reporting for The Guardian:

An unprecedented stocktake of UK wildlife has revealed that most species are struggling and that one in three have halved in number in the past half century. The unique report, based on scientific analysis of tens of millions of observations from volunteers, shows that from woodland to farmland and from freshwater streams to the sea, many animals, birds, insects, fish and plants are in trouble.

With large threats like climate change looming, it’s easy to forget about collapsing biodiversity. But that doesn’t mean we should ignore it.

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