{"id":2960,"date":"2018-06-13T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-06-12T23:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/populationmatters.org\/news\/2018\/06\/one-in-five-uk-mammals-facing-extinction-urgent-action-now\/"},"modified":"2024-08-06T13:39:00","modified_gmt":"2024-08-06T12:39:00","slug":"one-in-five-uk-mammals-facing-extinction-urgent-action-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/populationmatters.org\/news\/2018\/06\/one-in-five-uk-mammals-facing-extinction-urgent-action-now\/","title":{"rendered":"One-in-five UK mammals facing extinction \u2013 urgent action now"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull curved-bottom\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim-0 has-background-dim\"><\/span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"873\" height=\"700\" src=\"https:\/\/populationmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/rodents.jpeg\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-post-image\" alt=\"rodents banner\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/populationmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/rodents.jpeg 873w, https:\/\/populationmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/rodents-300x241.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/populationmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/rodents-768x616.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 873px) 100vw, 873px\" \/><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\"><h1 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-post-title\">One-in-five UK mammals facing extinction \u2013 urgent action now<\/h1><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2018-06-13T00:00:00+01:00\">13 June 2018<\/time><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"lead\">A&nbsp;recent&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.mammal.org.uk\/2018\/06\/british-mammals-fight-for-survival\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">study&nbsp;<\/a>has found that one in five mammals in the UK face extinction. Climate change, loss of habitat, use of pesticides and disease were identified as main factors. PM patron&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/environment\/2018\/jun\/11\/chris-packham-springwatch-warns-of-ecological-apocalypse-britain\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Chris Packham&nbsp;<\/a>has&nbsp;warned that the UK faces \u201can ecological apocalypse\u201d \u2013 but one we can fix.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"571\" src=\"https:\/\/populationmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Screen-Shot-2018-06-13-at-19.43.26-768x571-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3922\" srcset=\"https:\/\/populationmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Screen-Shot-2018-06-13-at-19.43.26-768x571-1.png 768w, https:\/\/populationmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Screen-Shot-2018-06-13-at-19.43.26-768x571-1-300x223.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\nThe Red Squirrel is listed as critically endangered \u2013 photo by Malcolm Welch<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">One fifth of UK mammals face extinction<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mammal.org.uk\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The Mammal Society&nbsp;<\/a>issued a study reporting that 20 per cent of wild mammals in the UK face extinction, with 165 species critically endangered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The study is the first comprehensive review of the population of British mammals in 20 years. It identified climate change, loss of habitat, use of pesticides and disease as main drivers \u2013 all of which can be tied to population growth. \u201cNow obviously we\u2019re living in a country that\u2019s changing enormously \u2013 we\u2019re building new homes, new roads, new railways, agriculture\u2019s changing \u2013 so it\u2019s really important we have up to date information so we can plan how we\u2019re going to conserve British wildlife,\u201d explained Prof Fiona Mathews, chairwoman of the Mammal Society.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Prof Fiona Mathews called it a \u201cmixed picture\u201d. While some species are doing well, probably because they\u2019re not being persecuted in the way that they were in the past, others that tend to need a specialised habitat are dwindling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cSo what we need to do is find ways in which we can make sure that all British wildlife is prospering,\u201d&nbsp;Prof Mathews says.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Britain is among the most nature-depleted countries in the world<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Two days prior the publication of the study, in an article in&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/environment\/2018\/jun\/11\/chris-packham-springwatch-warns-of-ecological-apocalypse-britain\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The Guardian<\/a>, Population Matters patron Chris Packham warned that the richness of wildlife can now only be seen in nature reserves, while the wider&nbsp;countryside is stripped of life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/populationmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/butterfly-635528__480.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3923\" srcset=\"https:\/\/populationmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/butterfly-635528__480.jpg 720w, https:\/\/populationmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/butterfly-635528__480-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\nThe high brown fritillary is possibly the most threatened butterfly in the UK due to habitat destruction<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s catastrophic and that\u2019s what we\u2019ve forgotten \u2013 our generation is presiding over an ecological apocalypse and we\u2019ve somehow or other normalised it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Since 1970, when Packham first became interested in wildlife, Britain has lost 90 million wild birds. The&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/ww2.rspb.org.uk\/Images\/State%20of%20Nature%20UK%20report_%2020%20Sept_tcm9-424984.pdf\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">State of Nature 2016 report<\/a>&nbsp;described Britain as being \u201camong the most nature-depleted countries in the world\u201d.&nbsp;Recently, Germany revealed having lost&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/environment\/2017\/oct\/18\/warning-of-ecological-armageddon-after-dramatic-plunge-in-insect-numbers\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">76% of all flying insects<\/a>&nbsp;since 1989 which was echoed shortly after in&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.abc.net.au\/news\/2018-02-24\/decline-in-insect-population-baffles-scientists\/9481136\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Australia<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We are now finally seeing the effects of decades of losses, Packham remarks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Chris Packham is calling for people to join him next month on a\u00a010-day\u00a0\u201cbioblitz\u201d.\u00a0He and his team will be visiting wildlife sites in the UK to highlight the extent to which the nation\u2019s wildlife is under threat. \u201cWe need people to stand up and say we want action now. We have the ability to fix our countryside.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Take action<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Our situation is grave but we can take action. But action will only be taken if people understand the need for it. That is why Population Matters is calling on organisations which educate the public about the natural world to step up to the challenge of informing people about the current crisis and what we can do to end it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can help us by following our&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/populationmatters.org\/campaigns\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Anthropocene campaign<\/a>&nbsp;on&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/PopulationMatters\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook<\/a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PopnMatters\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Twitter<\/a>&nbsp;and share our posts and graphics. 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