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In fact, we have brought about a devastating state of affairs: 56% of UK species declined between 1970 and 2013.</p> <p>This is down to a combination of factors, but all of them <a href="https://www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/anthropocene.html" target="_self">ours in the making</a>.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="layout-column flow"> </div> </div> </section> <section class="section cmp-layout-container"> <div class="layout-row " data-columns="1" id="layoutcontainer-48d4f9477c"> <div class="layout-column flow"> <div class="discoverrelated parbase"> <div class="discover"> <h3 class="cards__title"></h3> <ul class="small-block-grid-1 medium-block-grid-2 large-block-grid-4 cards" data-gtm-component="curated-article-feed"> <li class="card" data-gtm-component="curated-article-card-0"> <a href="/discover/news/2024/may/third-surveyed-uk-bird-species-declined-since-1990s.html"> <div class="card__wrapper"> <div class="card__image-wrapper"> <div> <picture> <source media="(max-width: 480px)" srcset="/content/dam/nhmwww/discover/breeding-birds/breeding-birds-full-width.jpg.placeholder.480.480.png" data-srcset="/content/dam/nhmwww/discover/breeding-birds/breeding-birds-full-width.jpg.thumb.480.480.jpg"/> <source media="(min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 640px)" srcset="/content/dam/nhmwww/discover/breeding-birds/breeding-birds-full-width.jpg.placeholder.620.620.png" data-srcset="/content/dam/nhmwww/discover/breeding-birds/breeding-birds-full-width.jpg.thumb.620.620.jpg"/> <source media="(min-width: 641px)" srcset="/content/dam/nhmwww/discover/breeding-birds/breeding-birds-full-width.jpg.placeholder.620.620.png" data-srcset="/content/dam/nhmwww/discover/breeding-birds/breeding-birds-full-width.jpg.thumb.620.620.jpg"/> <img class="lazy card__image" src="/content/dam/nhmwww/discover/breeding-birds/breeding-birds-full-width.jpg.placeholder.620.620.png" data-src="/content/dam/nhmwww/discover/breeding-birds/breeding-birds-full-width.jpg.thumb.620.620.jpg" alt=""/> </picture> </div> </div> <div class="card__body"> <div class="card__tag"> News </div> <h3 class="card__title"> A third of surveyed UK bird species have declined since the 1990s </h3> <div class="card__description"> <p>Some of the UK鈥檚 most recognisable birds are vanishing before our eyes.</p> </div> <div class="card__date"> 21 May 2024 </div> <div class="card__price"> </div> </div> </div> </a> </li> <li class="card" data-gtm-component="curated-article-card-1"> <a href="/discover/news/2023/november/toxic-chemicals-uk-whales-dolphins-exceeding-safe-limits.html"> <div class="card__wrapper"> <div class="card__image-wrapper"> <div> <picture> <source media="(max-width: 480px)" srcset="/content/dam/nhmwww/discover/whale-pollutants/whale-pollutants-full-width.jpg.placeholder.480.480.png" data-srcset="/content/dam/nhmwww/discover/whale-pollutants/whale-pollutants-full-width.jpg.thumb.480.480.jpg"/> <source media="(min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 640px)" srcset="/content/dam/nhmwww/discover/whale-pollutants/whale-pollutants-full-width.jpg.placeholder.620.620.png" data-srcset="/content/dam/nhmwww/discover/whale-pollutants/whale-pollutants-full-width.jpg.thumb.620.620.jpg"/> <source media="(min-width: 641px)" srcset="/content/dam/nhmwww/discover/whale-pollutants/whale-pollutants-full-width.jpg.placeholder.620.620.png" data-srcset="/content/dam/nhmwww/discover/whale-pollutants/whale-pollutants-full-width.jpg.thumb.620.620.jpg"/> <img class="lazy card__image" src="/content/dam/nhmwww/discover/whale-pollutants/whale-pollutants-full-width.jpg.placeholder.620.620.png" data-src="/content/dam/nhmwww/discover/whale-pollutants/whale-pollutants-full-width.jpg.thumb.620.620.jpg" alt=""/> </picture> </div> </div> <div class="card__body"> <div class="card__tag"> Science news </div> <h3 class="card__title"> Toxic chemicals in UK whales and dolphins are exceeding safe limits </h3> <div class="card__description"> <p>Almost half of marine mammals around the UK are being poisoned by banned chemicals.</p> </div> <div class="card__date"> 28 November 2023 </div> <div class="card__price"> </div> </div> </div> </a> </li> <li class="card" data-gtm-component="curated-article-card-2"> <a href="/discover/light-pollution.html"> <div class="card__wrapper"> <div class="card__image-wrapper"> <div> <picture> <source media="(max-width: 480px)" srcset="/content/dam/nhmwww/discover/light-pollution/light-pollution-scotland-full-width.jpg.placeholder.480.480.png" data-srcset="/content/dam/nhmwww/discover/light-pollution/light-pollution-scotland-full-width.jpg.thumb.480.480.jpg"/> <source media="(min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 640px)" srcset="/content/dam/nhmwww/discover/light-pollution/light-pollution-scotland-full-width.jpg.placeholder.620.620.png" data-srcset="/content/dam/nhmwww/discover/light-pollution/light-pollution-scotland-full-width.jpg.thumb.620.620.jpg"/> <source media="(min-width: 641px)" srcset="/content/dam/nhmwww/discover/light-pollution/light-pollution-scotland-full-width.jpg.placeholder.620.620.png" data-srcset="/content/dam/nhmwww/discover/light-pollution/light-pollution-scotland-full-width.jpg.thumb.620.620.jpg"/> <img class="lazy card__image" src="/content/dam/nhmwww/discover/light-pollution/light-pollution-scotland-full-width.jpg.placeholder.620.620.png" data-src="/content/dam/nhmwww/discover/light-pollution/light-pollution-scotland-full-width.jpg.thumb.620.620.jpg" alt=""/> </picture> </div> </div> <div class="card__body"> <div class="card__tag"> Anthropocene </div> <h3 class="card__title"> Bye-bye dark sky: is light pollution costing us more than just the night-time? </h3> <div class="card__description"> <p>Help local wildlife, see more stars and get better rest - just a few compelling reasons to join the dark side.</p> </div> <div class="card__price"> </div> </div> </div> </a> </li> <li class="card" data-gtm-component="curated-article-card-3"> <a href="/discover/news/2023/october/uk-seaweeds-face-uncertain-future-warming-ocean.html"> <div class="card__wrapper"> <div class="card__image-wrapper"> <div> <picture> <source media="(max-width: 480px)" srcset="/content/dam/nhmwww/discover/british-seaweeds/british-seaweed-full-width.jpg.placeholder.480.480.png" data-srcset="/content/dam/nhmwww/discover/british-seaweeds/british-seaweed-full-width.jpg.thumb.480.480.jpg"/> <source media="(min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 640px)" srcset="/content/dam/nhmwww/discover/british-seaweeds/british-seaweed-full-width.jpg.placeholder.620.620.png" data-srcset="/content/dam/nhmwww/discover/british-seaweeds/british-seaweed-full-width.jpg.thumb.620.620.jpg"/> <source media="(min-width: 641px)" srcset="/content/dam/nhmwww/discover/british-seaweeds/british-seaweed-full-width.jpg.placeholder.620.620.png" data-srcset="/content/dam/nhmwww/discover/british-seaweeds/british-seaweed-full-width.jpg.thumb.620.620.jpg"/> <img class="lazy card__image" src="/content/dam/nhmwww/discover/british-seaweeds/british-seaweed-full-width.jpg.placeholder.620.620.png" data-src="/content/dam/nhmwww/discover/british-seaweeds/british-seaweed-full-width.jpg.thumb.620.620.jpg" alt=""/> </picture> </div> </div> <div class="card__body"> <div class="card__tag"> Science news </div> <h3 class="card__title"> UK seaweeds face an uncertain future in a warming ocean </h3> <div class="card__description"> <p>Seaweeds are vital for the health of our planet, but we are unaware of just how threatened they might be.聽</p> </div> <div class="card__date"> 13 October 2023 </div> <div class="card__price"> </div> </div> </div> </a> </li> <li class="card" data-gtm-component="curated-article-card-4"> <a href="/discover/news/2023/september/one-in-six-species-at-risk-of-going-extinct-in-great-britain.html"> <div class="card__wrapper"> <div class="card__image-wrapper"> <div> <picture> <source media="(max-width: 480px)" srcset="/content/dam/nhmwww/discover/state-of-nature-2023/state-of-nature-uk-2023-full-width.jpg.placeholder.480.480.png" data-srcset="/content/dam/nhmwww/discover/state-of-nature-2023/state-of-nature-uk-2023-full-width.jpg.thumb.480.480.jpg"/> <source media="(min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 640px)" srcset="/content/dam/nhmwww/discover/state-of-nature-2023/state-of-nature-uk-2023-full-width.jpg.placeholder.620.620.png" data-srcset="/content/dam/nhmwww/discover/state-of-nature-2023/state-of-nature-uk-2023-full-width.jpg.thumb.620.620.jpg"/> <source media="(min-width: 641px)" srcset="/content/dam/nhmwww/discover/state-of-nature-2023/state-of-nature-uk-2023-full-width.jpg.placeholder.620.620.png" data-srcset="/content/dam/nhmwww/discover/state-of-nature-2023/state-of-nature-uk-2023-full-width.jpg.thumb.620.620.jpg"/> <img class="lazy card__image" src="/content/dam/nhmwww/discover/state-of-nature-2023/state-of-nature-uk-2023-full-width.jpg.placeholder.620.620.png" data-src="/content/dam/nhmwww/discover/state-of-nature-2023/state-of-nature-uk-2023-full-width.jpg.thumb.620.620.jpg" alt=""/> </picture> </div> </div> <div class="card__body"> <div class="card__tag"> News </div> <h3 class="card__title"> One in six species at risk of going extinct in Great Britain </h3> <div class="card__description"> <p>Wildlife in the UK has declined on average by 19% since monitoring began in 1970.</p> </div> <div class="card__date"> 27 September 2023 </div> <div class="card__price"> </div> </div> </div> </a> </li> <li class="card" data-gtm-component="curated-article-card-5"> <a href="/discover/news/2023/september/europes-bumblebees-threatened-with-extinction-as-habitats-shrink.html"> <div class="card__wrapper"> <div class="card__image-wrapper"> <div> <picture> <source media="(max-width: 480px)" srcset="/content/dam/nhmwww/discover/bumblebee-declines/bumblebee-declines-full-width.jpg.placeholder.480.480.png" data-srcset="/content/dam/nhmwww/discover/bumblebee-declines/bumblebee-declines-full-width.jpg.thumb.480.480.jpg"/> <source media="(min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 640px)" srcset="/content/dam/nhmwww/discover/bumblebee-declines/bumblebee-declines-full-width.jpg.placeholder.620.620.png" data-srcset="/content/dam/nhmwww/discover/bumblebee-declines/bumblebee-declines-full-width.jpg.thumb.620.620.jpg"/> <source media="(min-width: 641px)" srcset="/content/dam/nhmwww/discover/bumblebee-declines/bumblebee-declines-full-width.jpg.placeholder.620.620.png" data-srcset="/content/dam/nhmwww/discover/bumblebee-declines/bumblebee-declines-full-width.jpg.thumb.620.620.jpg"/> <img class="lazy card__image" src="/content/dam/nhmwww/discover/bumblebee-declines/bumblebee-declines-full-width.jpg.placeholder.620.620.png" data-src="/content/dam/nhmwww/discover/bumblebee-declines/bumblebee-declines-full-width.jpg.thumb.620.620.jpg" alt=""/> </picture> </div> </div> <div class="card__body"> <div class="card__tag"> News </div> <h3 class="card__title"> Europe鈥檚 bumblebees threatened with extinction as their habitats shrink </h3> <div class="card__description"> <p>Rising temperatures and habitat loss could spell an uncertain future for bumblebees in Europe.</p> </div> <div class="card__date"> 13 September 2023 </div> <div class="card__price"> </div> </div> </div> </a> </li> <li class="card" data-gtm-component="curated-article-card-6"> <a href="/discover/news/2023/june/uk-cuckoos-unable-adjust-migrations-keep-up-climate-change.html"> <div class="card__wrapper"> <div class="card__image-wrapper"> <div> <picture> <source media="(max-width: 480px)" srcset="/content/dam/nhmwww/discover/cuckoo-migration/cuckoo-migration-full-width.jpg.placeholder.480.480.png" data-srcset="/content/dam/nhmwww/discover/cuckoo-migration/cuckoo-migration-full-width.jpg.thumb.480.480.jpg"/> <source media="(min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 640px)" srcset="/content/dam/nhmwww/discover/cuckoo-migration/cuckoo-migration-full-width.jpg.placeholder.620.620.png" data-srcset="/content/dam/nhmwww/discover/cuckoo-migration/cuckoo-migration-full-width.jpg.thumb.620.620.jpg"/> <source media="(min-width: 641px)" srcset="/content/dam/nhmwww/discover/cuckoo-migration/cuckoo-migration-full-width.jpg.placeholder.620.620.png" data-srcset="/content/dam/nhmwww/discover/cuckoo-migration/cuckoo-migration-full-width.jpg.thumb.620.620.jpg"/> <img class="lazy card__image" src="/content/dam/nhmwww/discover/cuckoo-migration/cuckoo-migration-full-width.jpg.placeholder.620.620.png" data-src="/content/dam/nhmwww/discover/cuckoo-migration/cuckoo-migration-full-width.jpg.thumb.620.620.jpg" alt=""/> </picture> </div> </div> <div class="card__body"> <div class="card__tag"> News </div> <h3 class="card__title"> UK鈥檚 cuckoos unable to adjust migrations to keep up with climate change </h3> <div class="card__description"> <p>Cuckoos are being forced into riskier migrations to get ahead of the competition.聽<br /> </p> </div> <div class="card__date"> 22 June 2023 </div> <div class="card__price"> </div> </div> </div> </a> </li> <li class="card" data-gtm-component="curated-article-card-7"> <a href="/discover/news/2023/may/britain-has-lost-73-million-birds-over-the-last-50-years.html"> <div class="card__wrapper"> <div class="card__image-wrapper"> <div> <picture> <source media="(max-width: 480px)" srcset="/content/dam/nhmwww/discover/bto-bird-declines/bto-bird-declines-cuckoo-full-width.jpg.placeholder.480.480.png" data-srcset="/content/dam/nhmwww/discover/bto-bird-declines/bto-bird-declines-cuckoo-full-width.jpg.thumb.480.480.jpg"/> <source media="(min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 640px)" srcset="/content/dam/nhmwww/discover/bto-bird-declines/bto-bird-declines-cuckoo-full-width.jpg.placeholder.620.620.png" data-srcset="/content/dam/nhmwww/discover/bto-bird-declines/bto-bird-declines-cuckoo-full-width.jpg.thumb.620.620.jpg"/> <source media="(min-width: 641px)" srcset="/content/dam/nhmwww/discover/bto-bird-declines/bto-bird-declines-cuckoo-full-width.jpg.placeholder.620.620.png" data-srcset="/content/dam/nhmwww/discover/bto-bird-declines/bto-bird-declines-cuckoo-full-width.jpg.thumb.620.620.jpg"/> <img class="lazy card__image" src="/content/dam/nhmwww/discover/bto-bird-declines/bto-bird-declines-cuckoo-full-width.jpg.placeholder.620.620.png" data-src="/content/dam/nhmwww/discover/bto-bird-declines/bto-bird-declines-cuckoo-full-width.jpg.thumb.620.620.jpg" alt=""/> </picture> </div> </div> <div class="card__body"> <div class="card__tag"> News </div> <h3 class="card__title"> Britain has lost 73 million birds over the last 50 years </h3> <div class="card__description"> <p>Most of the declining species are farmland birds.</p> </div> <div class="card__date"> 12 May 2023 </div> <div class="card__price"> </div> </div> </div> </a> </li> <li class="card" data-gtm-component="curated-article-card-8"> <a href="/discover/news/2023/march/over-half-britains-plant-species-now-non-native.html"> <div class="card__wrapper"> <div class="card__image-wrapper"> <div> <picture> <source media="(max-width: 480px)" srcset="/content/dam/nhmwww/discover/plant-report/plant-report-full-width.jpg.placeholder.480.480.png" data-srcset="/content/dam/nhmwww/discover/plant-report/plant-report-full-width.jpg.thumb.480.480.jpg"/> <source media="(min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 640px)" srcset="/content/dam/nhmwww/discover/plant-report/plant-report-full-width.jpg.placeholder.620.620.png" data-srcset="/content/dam/nhmwww/discover/plant-report/plant-report-full-width.jpg.thumb.620.620.jpg"/> <source media="(min-width: 641px)" srcset="/content/dam/nhmwww/discover/plant-report/plant-report-full-width.jpg.placeholder.620.620.png" data-srcset="/content/dam/nhmwww/discover/plant-report/plant-report-full-width.jpg.thumb.620.620.jpg"/> <img class="lazy card__image" src="/content/dam/nhmwww/discover/plant-report/plant-report-full-width.jpg.placeholder.620.620.png" data-src="/content/dam/nhmwww/discover/plant-report/plant-report-full-width.jpg.thumb.620.620.jpg" alt=""/> </picture> </div> </div> <div class="card__body"> <div class="card__tag"> News </div> <h3 class="card__title"> Over half of Britain's plant species are now non-native </h3> <div class="card__description"> <p>Of the almost 3,500 British plant species, non-native plants now outnumber native species by 51% to 49%.</p> </div> <div class="card__date"> 10 March 2023 </div> <div class="card__price"> </div> </div> </div> </a> </li> <li class="card" data-gtm-component="curated-article-card-9"> <a href="/discover/news/2022/may/half-british-butterflies-placed-extinction-red-list.html"> <div class="card__wrapper"> <div class="card__image-wrapper"> <div> <picture> <source media="(max-width: 480px)" 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data-srcset="/content/dam/nhmwww/discover/british-wildlife/nature-art-feature-full-width.jpg.thumb.1160.1160.jpg"/> <source media="(min-width: 1161px)" srcset="/content/dam/nhmwww/discover/british-wildlife/nature-art-feature-full-width.jpg.placeholder.1920.1920.png" data-srcset="/content/dam/nhmwww/discover/british-wildlife/nature-art-feature-full-width.jpg.thumb.1920.1920.jpg"/> <img class="lazy" src="/content/dam/nhmwww/discover/british-wildlife/nature-art-feature-full-width.jpg.placeholder.1920.1920.png" data-src="/content/dam/nhmwww/discover/british-wildlife/nature-art-feature-full-width.jpg.thumb.1920.1920.jpg" alt=""/> </picture> </div> <div class="layout-row" data-columns="flush"> <div class="featuredarticle--text-container"> <p class="featuredarticle--tag">BRITISH WILDLIFE</p> <h2 class="featuredarticle--title">Nature on our doorstep: the art of British natural history</h2> <p class="featuredarticle--description"><p>For more than 300 years, Britain's wildlife has captivated scientists and artists alike.</p> </p> </div> </div> </div> </a> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section class="section cmp-layout-container"> <div class="layout-row " data-columns="2|21" id="layoutcontainer-5a13836101"> <div class="layout-column flow"> <div class="text parbase"> <div data-gtm-component="text"> <h2>New arrivals: non-native and invasive species</h2> <p>The flora and fauna of the UK are ever-changing. For centuries, the addition of new plant life has enhanced British gardens. But some has escaped into the wild and is negatively impacting our native species. Other harmful alien species have been introduced accidentally. The warming climate is also affecting the distribution of species.</p> <p>Learn more about new arrivals to the UK and <a href="https://www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/what-are-invasive-species.html" target="_self">invasive species</a> to keep a look out for.</p> <p>聽</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="layout-column flow"> </div> </div> </section> <section class="section cmp-layout-container"> <div class="layout-row " data-columns="1" id="layoutcontainer-a0f9c87756"> <div class="layout-column flow"> <div class="discoverrelated parbase"> <div class="discover"> <h3 class="cards__title"></h3> <ul class="small-block-grid-1 medium-block-grid-2 large-block-grid-4 cards" data-gtm-component="curated-article-feed"> <li class="card" data-gtm-component="curated-article-card-0"> <a href="/discover/news/2022/june/prickly-leaf-beetle-is-found-in-the-uk-for-the-first-time.html"> <div class="card__wrapper"> <div class="card__image-wrapper"> <div> <picture> <source media="(max-width: 480px)" 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