EUROPEAN REPORT SHOWS 91 PER CENT OF UK'S THREATENED HABITATS IN UNFAVOURABLE CONDITION
The first assessment of the state of more than 1,000 threatened species and hundreds of threatened habitats across 25 members of the European Union - published today by the European Commission - highlights much of the continent’s most important wildlife remains in a perilous state. Of particular concern is the state of wildlife in north-west Europe – known as the Atlantic biogeographical region - including the UK.
