Richard Klim
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BirdLife International today: http://www.birdlife.org/news/news/2010/08/birdlife-henderson.html
This is something that's long concerned me. The UK is directly responsible for the conservation of numerous globally-threatened bird species in the UKOT.
But we seem to instead spend a disproportionate amount on establishing and maintaining reserves within the UK to conserve/establish non-globally-threatened species. It's tempting to conclude that this is more about providing an 'amenity' for the UK population than any serious global conservation issues.
Meanwhile in the UKOT, species are rapidly heading towards global extinction. Out of sight, out of mind...
Have we got our priorities seriously wrong?
Richard
This is something that's long concerned me. The UK is directly responsible for the conservation of numerous globally-threatened bird species in the UKOT.
But we seem to instead spend a disproportionate amount on establishing and maintaining reserves within the UK to conserve/establish non-globally-threatened species. It's tempting to conclude that this is more about providing an 'amenity' for the UK population than any serious global conservation issues.
Meanwhile in the UKOT, species are rapidly heading towards global extinction. Out of sight, out of mind...
Have we got our priorities seriously wrong?
Richard