UK Nature and Environment

381 readers

40 users here now

General Instance Rules:

No racism, sexism, homophobia, transphobia or xenophobia.
No incitement of violence or promotion of violent ideologies.
No harassment, dogpiling or doxxing of other users.
Do not share intentionally false or misleading information.
Do not spam or abuse network features.

Community Specific Rules:

Keep posts UK-specific. There are other places on Lemmy to post articles which relate to global environmental issues (e.g. slrpnk.net).
Keep comments in English so that they can be appropriately moderated.

Note: Our temporary logo is from The Wildlife Trusts. We are not officially associated with them.

Our autumn banner is a shot of maple leaves by Hossenfeffer.

founded 1 year ago

MODERATORS

Kim@feddit.uk

GreyShuck@feddit.uk

Seagull species in serious decline, say experts (www.bbc.co.uk)

submitted 2 months ago by GreyShuck@feddit.uk to c/nature@feddit.uk

7 comments fedilink hide all child comments

They are the sound of our seaside, and can often be seen stealing a pasty, a sandwich or some chips.

Seagulls. But, love them or loathe them, they are in decline, according to wildlife experts.

While the birds may appear to be thriving, they are on the red list - the highest level - for British bird species of concern, because their population has dropped by 72% in 55 years.

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments

[–] YungOnions@sh.itjust.works 7 points 2 months ago

I was by the coast earlier this year and there were hundreds of these aggressive bastards everywhere, so I'm tempted to say 'good'. However it is a damning indictment of the state of the UKs biodiversity when even the 'flying rats' are having issues.