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FEBRUARY 2019 • 10:59PM
Britain's
20 most endangered species have been identified for the first time by a host of
wildlife and woodland charities, as Natural England has launched a
campaign to bring them back from the brink of extinction.
The
charities, including the RSPB and the Woodland Trust, have been given over £7.7
million in funding from the National Lottery and other donors to work
together to save the endangered animals and plants.
Since the
ambitious project began a year ago, the charities have already managed to
reintroduce of the Chequered Skipper butterfly to the Rockingham
Forest area of Northamptonshire. It had been extinct in England since
1976.
Now, the
various charities are working together for the first time to safeguard the rest
of the animals on the list.
The
species include the pine marten, which used to be Britain's third most
common predator until it was hunted almost to extinction for its beautiful pelt.
While the
population is recovering in Scotland, they are scarce in England. By the
conclusion of this project, it is hoped they begin to colonise
in Northumberland and Cumbria.
Funding
for the project will mean that nest boxes can be built for them in the woodland
areas they thrive in, and that the current pairs can be tracked.
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