UK's rarest wildlife being 'pushed to extinction' by grass fires

Elevator to extinction (cartoon)

As climate change pushes montane species upslope in a bid to escape warming temperatures, species, including birds, occupying the highest altitudes could be left with nowhere to go, making them the most prone to extinction.

Wildfires pushing rare wildlife to extinction, say conservationists

Wildfires 'could spell the end' for rare species such as water voles and hen harriers.

Britain’s Wildfire Crisis: A Silent Inferno Pushing Wildlife to the Brink - Commonwealth Union

Environmental (Commonwealth Union) A silent catastrophe is sweeping across the British countryside, as flames consume more than just landscapes; they are burning through the very fabric of the nation’s fragile ecosystem. Conservationists are sounding the alarm: some of the UK’s rarest and most vulnerable wildlife species are being “torched alive,” driven ever closer to extinction by an unprecedented surge in wildfires. This year alone, wildfires…

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