Britain has last chance to save endangered birds and animals

Charity boss warns of a devastating loss of wildlife if three new parliamentary bills do not rein in UK farming practicesMinisters may have only 12 months to rescue Britain's degraded environment and to save its endangered birds and animals. That is the stark conclusion of Michael Clarke, chief executive of the RSPB, who has warned that parliamentary bills - to be published over the next year - will have to make crucial changes to the way our farms and fisheries are run if the wildlife and landscape of the nation are to be rescued from their dangerously depleted condition."We are on a cusp, and if we fail to act decisively we will pay the price in coming years," Clarke told the Observer last week. Continue reading...