By Claire Marshall Environment correspondent
More than a quarter of mammals are facing extinction, according to a detailed and devastating report on the state of the natural world in the UK.
It also said one in seven species were threatened with extinction, and 41% of species studied have experienced decline since 1970.
Providing the clearest picture to date, the State of Nature report examined data from almost 7,000 species.
It drew on expertise from more than 70 different organisations.
These included wildlife organisations and government agencies.
The report said 26% of mammal species were at risk of disappearing altogether.
A separate report outlined the picture in Scotland, where the abundance and distribution of species has also declined.
Scotland saw a 24% decline in average species abundance, and about one in 10 species threatened with extinction.
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