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Risk of being wiped out

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there is a realistic possibilit­y of them being at risk of extinction within a short time.

These include the mountain hare, harvest mouse and lesser white-toothed shrew.

Professor Fiona Mathews, chair of the Mammal Society conservati­on charity, said: “While we bemoan the demise of wildlife in other parts of the world, here in Britain we are managing to send even rodents towards extinction.

“Things have to change rapidly if we want our children and grandchild­ren to enjoy the wildlife we take for granted.”

The Mammal Society has previously warned that fundamenta­l changes in the way British landscapes are managed need to happen if wildlife is to thrive. The Red List was compiled

Starring on the home front...Suranne Jones, main; Katie McGlynn, top right; Joe Absolom, right; Rochenda Sandall, above; and Glenda Jackson, left, were all photograph­ed in their homes

by the Mammal Society in conjunctio­n with Natural England, Natural Resources Wales, Scottish Natural Heritage and the Joint Nature Conservati­on Committee.

Natural England’s chair Tony Juniper said the publicatio­n of the list should be a “wake-up call” but added: “It is not too late to act.

“We are working with our partners to recover our threatened and widely loved mammals, including licensing the reintroduc­tion of beavers into England, and supporting the recovery of dormice and the grey long-eared bat. But there is so much more to do.”

Several mammal species once found in Britain, including bears, wolves and lynx, have been extinct for centuries.

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