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Rising temperatures putting native flora and fauna in danger
RSPB warns that climate change is squeezing habitats and setting seasons out of kilter
CLIMATE change is putting British wildlife at risk as temperatures keep rising, conservationists warned today.
A new report by the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) warns that rising temperatures are shifting species’ ranges north, squeezing available habitat and prompting new arrivals to Britain’s shores.
Numbers of birds such as the lapwing, which thrives in cooler climes, are dropping, while southern European migratory birds like the bee-eater are now nesting in Britain.
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