Going, going, gone: UK wildlife population suffering 'worrying declines'

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Coalition of wildlife charities concludes key biodiversity metrics are down 13 per cent since the 1970s, with some wildlife populations losing up to a quarter of their number

There has been an unrelenting decline in wildlife populations, with conservationists now declaring UK nature is in "crisis". That is the conclusion of the latest State of Nature report released today...

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