cons in UK Flashcards
how much species declined abundance 1970
13%
how many species threatened uk
15%
what are the biggest pressures UK wildlife
-agriculture
-CC
-urbanisation
-hydrological change
-woodland managment
-invasive
-pollution
Doneley et al 2006 what effect badger culling TB
decreases in culled area but increases in surrounding area (29%) increase
Donely et al 2006 should we cull badgers
for cull to be effective need to be such a large area that will unlikley be economicaly feasible
woodroffe et al 2016 how is TB transmitted between cattle and badgers
-no direct contact
-envi transmission- contamination eg faces urine
what does the fact TB could be transmitted non direct transmission mean managment tb
-need to look new ways to manage as culling not be effective
-clean infected slurry
-try stop envi transmission
whats current state PA england (swartz et al 2017)
6.37% little increase
WHAT WOULD BE BENIFT INCREASEING LARGE SCALE CONSERVATION INIATIVESA uk SWARTZ ET AL
-imprive represntation less remote, flatter , more productive lowland areas
what type two LSCIS
mu;ti landscape area proposed conservation but not currently managed for it
petterelli et al 2017 what steps needed rewildling UK?
1)target setting and implementaion
2)risk assessment
3)potential economic cost and benefit assessment
4)ID and characteristation likly social impacts
5) monitor and evaluate
petterelli why do we need rewildilng
-help meet gov targets biodiversity
-current consevation not working need new innotive solution
petterelli et al 2017 what needs to be done rewilding to be success
-get Gov on board
-clear definition
-understand opportunities and consequences
-change current legislation base outcome not managment
2018 how many convicted bird crime at of how many reported incidences
1/87
what is needed to be done to reduce bird crime UK?
-licensing on grouse moors- remove if break rules
-review grouse shoots- currently criminal , uns
-transparancy- tell public persucutions - right to know -poisning= health risk
How much money UK spend biod
£407 million
What gov agencies involved cons UK
1)Defra
oversees
- joint nature conservation committee
-natural England
2) forestry comission
3)envi agencies
who does monitoring UK species
-commercially important species monitored gov
-rest NGOS
-field surveys volunteers
why do monitor UK
-track change
-ID trend
-sport warning
what role british trust orthonolgy surveys
monitor change population more 1000 bird species
what key finding come out of British trust orthonogy findings
-woodland birs strted to fecrease
-farm land dramatic decrease
-starling decreased
-gold finch increase
what two main ways to survey birds
-annual census (pop level)
-nest monitoring (breeding success)
-ringing (survival data)
what is the state of nature report?
-national biod network
-10 year report
-measure via indicators
-abundance and distribution species & habitats
-health
How many specie already extinct UK?
2%
