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Urgent Call For An Immediate End To Nature Destruction

Three major charities are urging the population to take action in protecting the UK’s wildlife

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Published Mar 14, 2023

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For the first time ever, WWF, RSPB and National Trust have joined together to launch a major new campaign that urges UK residents to take immediate action in protecting wildlife.

Backed by Sir David Attenborough, the Save Our Wild Isles campaign is a clarion call to all, to help reverse the harm done to nature in over the last two centuries, and preserve what it is left. The campaign has unveiled some shocking statistics about ‘one of the most nature-depleted countries in the world’, with 97% of the UK’s wildflower meadows having been destroyed since the 1930’s, 38 million birds dying out over the last 50 years and 1/4 of the UK’s mammals now being at risk.

The campaign website provides resources and suggestions of ways in which the population can all get involved in protecting our precious wildlife, either as an individual, household, school, community or business. There is a downloadable seasonal action calendar with monthly activities including habitat creation, composting, tree planting and re-wilding ideas to directly help vulnerable wildlife, and information on supporting the work of each respective organisation. You can also sign up for regular updates on the campaign and use online tools to measure your impact.

The campaign coincides with the release of Attenborough’s latest nature documentary series for the BBC, Wild Isles, which takes an in-depth look at the diverse and fascinating nature of Britain and Ireland, and was part-funded by the WWF, RSPB and National Trust. The series has been the subject of controversy after the BBC decided not to broadcast the sixth episode in the series, which is said to tackle the human-made causes of catastrophic nature destruction. The first episode is now available on iPlayer.