UK wildlife at risk due to big gaps in environmental protections created by Brexit: Report

A new report published on February 3 revealed that wildlife in United Kingdom is at risk due to big gaps in environmental protections following country's European Union exit. report that was commissioned by Wildlife Trusts, Royal Society for Protection of Birds (RSPB) and WWF, states that a new system of regulation is needed to maintain and improve farming and environmental standards. 

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According to report, hedgehogs, dragonflies, and bees are among wildlife at risk due to regulatory gaps created by Brexit. three wildlife charities are calling on government to close gaps in regulation and include a power in Agriculture Bill to introduce and enforce a new regulatory framework for agriculture which dresses gaps. United Kingdom government introduced new post-Brexit Agriculture Bill on January 16, which is aimed at moving subsidies away from EU Common Agricultural Policy system to farmers and land manrs in England. 

According to Agriculture Bill, farmers in United Kingdom will receive 'public money for public goods' meaning y will be supported by government to farm more invatively and tackle climate and nature crisis at same time. However, many people are worried that bill is silent on rules and regulations for farming in future. 

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Ellie Brodie, Wildlife Trusts’ senior policy manr, said in report that y are very worried about Agriculture Bill as it does t contain regulations that are desperately needed to prevent occurring harm to nature. Ellie and or environmentalists want gap to be filled and law must be strengned to dress ongoing nature crisis and climate emergency. 

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As per report, "Hedgerows support up to 80% of woodland birds, 50% of our mammals and 30% of our butterflies. ditches and banks that surround hedges double up as a home for frogs, tos, newts, and reptiles. y provide song posts, shelter and nesting sites for both woodland and farmland birds such as yellowhammers, turtle doves and linnets."

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report furr stated that potential loss of regulations that prevent hedgerow cutting during bird breeding season could le to nests being destroyed with disastrous results for some of most threatened species in United Kingdom. list includes species such as red-listed yellowhammer (declined by 55%1970-2013) and linnet which declined by 60% over same period.

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(with inputs from ncies)