A quarter of native UK animals are at serious risk of extinction - here’s the full list

By Stephanie Rendall
Published 30th Jul 2020, 11:56 BST
Updated 30th Jul 2020, 11:56 BST
The UK’s population of endangered red squirrels has suffered a loss of more than 60 per cent in the past 13 years. (Shuttertsock)The UK’s population of endangered red squirrels has suffered a loss of more than 60 per cent in the past 13 years. (Shuttertsock)
The UK’s population of endangered red squirrels has suffered a loss of more than 60 per cent in the past 13 years. (Shuttertsock)

Scientists have compiled the UK’s first official ‘red list’ of endangered species, revealing that a quarter of the nation’s native mammals are “at imminent risk of extinction.”

The list was created for the official nature agencies of England, Scotland and Wales, and has been approved by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN).

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