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The report is based on analysis of 27,600 mammals, reptiles and amphibians, and cites double-digit decreases in the populations of species such as African lion (above), which has seen a 43 per cent drop since 1993. File photograph: Reuters
Scientists warn of heightened possibility of mass extinction

Humans and wildlife species face a future of rapid decline — including the heightened possibility of mass extinction — if measures are not taken withi(...)

A bird’s nest burned in a gorse fire in Coumkeen near Bantry, Co Cork. Photograph: BirdWatch Ireland
Gorse fires ‘devastating’ for birds and other wildlife, says charity

Gorse fires across the countryside are “devastating” for wildlife and bird populations, conservation organisation BirdWatch Ireland has said. Several(...)

Natural order: new borders cannot stop the Foyle from flowing from Donegal to Derry via Tyrone. Photograph courtesy of the European Space Agency
Brexit: the environmental fallout

Britain has voted to leave the European Union, but new borders cannot stop swallows migrating from Africa to Malin Head, via Land’s End and Strabane, (...)

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