Up to 85% of Britain's songbirds are already lost! Not hunting, but grey squirrels and wild cats along with predatory birds like sparrow-hawks, are turning their lives havoc, according to a study. Predatory animals have joined hands with modern farming practices in wiping these songbirds away, indicated the report commissioned by charity Songbird Survival.
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Hence, things are going out of control with the number of predators increasing alarmingly, conservationists fear. They say that if this condition prevails, it could have a significant impact on the counts of songbird for a long time throughout the UK.
Researches on it have been made previously at farms across Britain. And it is this study that brings all these researches together.
Via: BBC News
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