University of Sussex: New Research Shows Alarming Decline in Small Mammals in the UK
November 29, 2021
November 29, 2021
BRIGHTON, England, Nov. 29 (TNSJou) -- The University of Sussex issued the following news release:
By Stephanie Allen
In the first study of its kind in the UK, researchers have demonstrated a worrying decline in small mammals in Britain. The species found to be the worst affected are the harvest mouse and weasel, which were found to be shrinking in occupancy (area of land where they are present) by an average of 2.8% and 4.2% each year, respectively. The scale of declin . . .
By Stephanie Allen
In the first study of its kind in the UK, researchers have demonstrated a worrying decline in small mammals in Britain. The species found to be the worst affected are the harvest mouse and weasel, which were found to be shrinking in occupancy (area of land where they are present) by an average of 2.8% and 4.2% each year, respectively. The scale of declin . . .