Michael McCarthy is quite wrong when he says most people are unaware of the destruction of Britain’s wildlife (We’ve lost half our wildlife. He says we will do this only if we can persuade the Treasury by way of “political pressure on the government”. This political pressure will occur only if the voting and taxpaying public, who predominantly live in towns and cities, are convinced it’s a good use of their cash. And if it isn’t then there will be no political pressure from the voters to stop the Treasury clawing back the money back for the NHS, schools and housing. The three main factors driving species loss are climate change, loss of habitat, and the introduction of alien species into vulnerable populations.

Source: The Guardian March 28, 2018 16:52 UTC