Charles Harper
Régisseur
Excerpted from the Guardian:
"[Most endangered species:] the spotted fly-catcher, a migrating bird whose numbers have fallen by 62 per cent in woodlands since the 1960s. Very scarce across Greater Manchester. Numbers hit by global warming and loss of nest sites. Other species in danger are the skylark, linnet, reed bunting, tree sparrow, grey partridge, bullfinch, song thrush and grass-wrack pondweed.
Five problem species in Manchester include: American mink which was first brought to Britain in 1929 to be bred for fur. It preys on the water vole and water birds; the Canada goose damages the environment through feeding habits and its waste can encourage the growth of algae and other water-borne species. Terrapins are often dumped in lakes by bored owners - even though it is against the law. They can attack small amphibians and young waterfowl. The feral pigeon takes food from other birds and can foul and damage open space. The rhododendron, a decorative shrub popular in Victorian Britain, wipes out other plants."
"[Most endangered species:] the spotted fly-catcher, a migrating bird whose numbers have fallen by 62 per cent in woodlands since the 1960s. Very scarce across Greater Manchester. Numbers hit by global warming and loss of nest sites. Other species in danger are the skylark, linnet, reed bunting, tree sparrow, grey partridge, bullfinch, song thrush and grass-wrack pondweed.
Five problem species in Manchester include: American mink which was first brought to Britain in 1929 to be bred for fur. It preys on the water vole and water birds; the Canada goose damages the environment through feeding habits and its waste can encourage the growth of algae and other water-borne species. Terrapins are often dumped in lakes by bored owners - even though it is against the law. They can attack small amphibians and young waterfowl. The feral pigeon takes food from other birds and can foul and damage open space. The rhododendron, a decorative shrub popular in Victorian Britain, wipes out other plants."