UK Wildlife Declines 73% Due to Climate Change

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Spring events now occur nine days earlier than 25 years ago, with frogspawn appearing 17 days before average in 2024, marking earliest recorded appearance.

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Butterfly populations faced steep decline as Giant's Causeway numbers dropped by half, while Adonis blue butterflies plunged from 552 in 2023 to 92 in 2024 in west Dorset.

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Seabird crisis deepens at Farne Islands with common terns dropping 70%, sandwich terns 66%, and Arctic terns declining 51%.

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Suffolk welcomes first-ever grey seal colony at Orford Ness, celebrating birth of 130+ pups during last winter.

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Storm Henk triggered unprecedented flooding at Avebury manor, while Storm Darragh felled 30 significant trees at Bodnant Garden.

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Britain's native white-clawed crayfish population suffers blow with mysterious loss of 70 specimens in River Wansbeck catchment.

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World Weather Attribution and Climate Central reveal climate change intensified 26 out of 29 studied weather events, adding 41 dangerous heat days in 2024.

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Cornish chough population soars with 100+ growth for second consecutive year, showcasing wildlife resilience.

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Black darter dragonflies emerge in newly-created Dartmoor pools, demonstrating successful habitat restoration efforts.

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Transition from 2022-23 drought to exceptionally wet and mild weather in 2024 created additional wildlife pressures across UK ecosystems.

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