Its aims are ambitious: To restore ecosystems, reverse the loss of biodiversity, revitalize rural economies, and secure 2.5 million acres of land and 30 percent of the country’s territorial waters for nature by 2115. To remedy this catastrophe, Rewilding Britain-a charity set up by a group of leading environmentalists-was launched on July 14. Tiggywinkle) and the water vole (Ratty in Wind in the Willows), have become a rarity. Sightings of even the most familiar and beloved creatures, like the hedgehog (Beatrix Potter’s Mrs. Now, red squirrels, wildcats, horseshoe bats, harbor seals, along with numerous birds, butterflies, and beetles are teetering on the cliff-edge of extinction. has lost 44 million birds since 1966 and, historically, more large mammals-including wolves, lynx, bears, beavers, boars, moose, bison, and wolverines-than any other European country except Ireland. Britain’s most endangered animals and plants have declined by 58 percent since the 1970s, and one in ten is threatened with extinction, according to a recent report.
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