#biodiversity-loss

#biodiversity-loss

The disappearance of the Blanchard's Cricket Frog, declared locally extinct, signals significant environmental implications as new laws threaten protections for at-risk species.

The advance of Rugulopteryx okamurae demonstrates a relentless invasion, where a single algae can create up to 600 new clones, devastating local biodiversity.

For the first time since scientific recording began in 1976, more than half of Britain's 59 native species are in long-term decline, particularly common species.