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I simply can’t get over how abhorrent and unforgivable this is. Construction firms are just seeing law breaking as an acceptable and affordable. The individuals concerned need to be prosecuted. #redlist #swifts @Natures_Voice
Wtf! This is heartbreaking and pure eco vandalism. We need to name and shame @Hill_Group_UK @MoleValleyDC and @SurreyPolice for this. 👇
A building that was a noted nesting site for swifts, among the UK’s most at-risk birds, has been demolished during the nesting season, highlighting significant weaknesses in the protection of wildlife from development, campaigners say.
Contractors for the housebuilder Hill Group carried out the demolition of Regent House near Dorking station in Surrey over the last few weeks, during the nesting season which runs from 1 March to 31 August.
Footage captured last week shows swifts attempting to return to nests in the building, which was known to be home to one of the largest populations of the birds in the Mole Valley area in Surrey. They approach and then repeatedly turn away because their nests are no longer there.
The building was a known habitat for nesting swifts. Volunteers for Swift Protection Association Reigate have recorded very intense low-level flying involving as many as 40 birds using about 20 sites in the eaves of the building in early spring and summer for several years.
Demolition and construction work are heavily restricted during the nesting season under the Wildlife and Countryside Act. It is an offence to intentionally or recklessly damage or destroy the nest of any wild bird while it is in use or being built, or to disturb dependent young.
Annie Griffin of Banstead Swifts, a volunteer group that monitors and tries to stabilise swift populations, said residents raised the alarm with Surrey police wildlife officers in early May, shortly after the swifts returned from migration and were observed nesting in the building. Mole Valley district council (MVDC) was also told about the birds’ presence.
Despite this, demolition proceeded during peak nesting season,” said Griffin. “Conservationists are now describing the incident as a significant wildlife crime, raising broader concerns about the enforcement of environmental protections during development across England.”
Regent House was demolished as part of a development of 126 flats by Clarion housing association. An impact assessment carried out for the developers by the Arbtech environmental consultancy said demolition and construction should take place outside the nesting season.
If a different timeframe could not be avoided, it said, an ecological expert would have to undertake a thorough inspection before the start of any work and all active nests would have to be retained until the young had fledged.
The Guardian asked Hill Group and Clarion if such an ecological inspection had taken place in the last few weeks, but they declined to answer. They also refused to say the timeframe for the demolition could not be avoided.
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Holes drilled ✅
Checked with endoscopes ✅
In the right places ✅
Boxes installed (correct height + orientation) ✅
Thank you @networkrail @AmcoGiffen_ & @HighPeakBC for being on site all day, proper top job.
Photo credit: Emma B & Kathryn B Chapel Biodiversity Group
Known #extinctions are just the tip of the iceberg. Many human-driven losses remain undocumented—so-called #DarkExtinctions, absent from the IUCN #RedList, biasing our view of biodiversity loss.
Check our new paper in Nature Reviews Biodiversity, led by @FranzEssl1 :
https://t.co/LYzpTmHuFn
The swifts are arriving. Shame on you Network Rail if you don’t unblock their nesting sites. #RedList #swifts @HighPeakBC @networkrail @BBCNews
Oh my heart, I shall never cease to marvel at these incredible journeys you make 🥹❤️
Shame on you @networkrail for still not unblocking those vital nests. What kind of individual could deny access to these tiny bundles of feathers, these phenomenal long distance travellers?! 🙏
1/4 So here we have it the quote NR gave to @BBCNews today.
"@networkrail said it was in talks with High Peak Borough Council to explore if further enhancements could be made to the stonework to support habitat without "compromising the integrity of the structure".
"Marking 60 years, this report reflects on the journey of The IUCN #RedList of Threatened Species™ from a pioneering idea to the world’s most comprehensive source on extinction risk of animals, plants and fungi" https://t.co/alzHOZRabW
#Emperor #Penguin & #Antarctic Fur #Seal now #Endangered + Southern #Elephant seal at risk of #extinction due to human-induced #ClimateChange – #IUCN #RedList of Threatened #Species https://t.co/MgucKJWNuC #climate #conservation #Sdg13 #Sdg14 #Sdg15
La IUCN aggiorna la #RedList delle specie #animali minacciate: il #pinguino imperatore passa da "Quasi minacciato" a "In pericolo"
La #crisiclimatica sta trasformando l'#Antartide in un ambiente inospitale
Dobbiamo agire ora!
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https://t.co/dvEV8dynvW
Recent risk assessment updates for bird species in #Canada https://t.co/0K4QCGQIBC #Birds #SpeciesatRisk #Redlist #COSEWIC Read to the end to see how you can help, and learn more
🐚Why do Red Lists matter? We've published a new GB Red List Assessment on marine molluscs & echinoderms
Find out how we apply @IUCN #RedList Categories & Criteria to evaluate regional extinction risk https://t.co/2evCIsMfoD
@thembauk @NatureScot @IUCNRedList
#TogetherForNature
1. THE BIOLOGICAL STATUS: "VULNERABLE" IS THE NEW "ENDANGERED"
#IUCN #RedList #ConservationBiology
* The Classification Shift (Technical Precision):
* Old Status: Endangered (EN).
* Current Status: Vulnerable (VU) under IUCN Red List Criteria.
* The Metric: The wild population has officially crossed the 1,800 mature individuals threshold (Total ~1,900+ as of 2026 counts).
* Setter’s Trap: They are "Vulnerable" but still listed in CITES Appendix I (Prohibiting all international commercial trade).
Do not confuse IUCN status (biological risk) with CITES status (trade regulation).
* The "Evolutionary Cul-de-sac" Myth:
* Old Theory: Pandas are an evolutionary dead end due to low libido and bamboo dependence.
* New Scientific Consensus: Pandas are highly resilient. The population rebound proves that Habitat Fragmentation (anthropogenic), not biology, was the bottleneck.
* Micro-Detail: The species is Ailuropoda melanoleuca. It is a specialized Ursid (Bear family), not a Procyonid (Raccoon family), unlike the Red Panda.
One in five mammals in #SouthAfrica, #Lesotho and #Eswatini is now threatened with extinction, according to a new regional #RedList, highlighting rising pressures from habitat loss and degradation
https://t.co/PMH6QbJHrI
NEW PAPER investigates how change in available #RedList data can influence the selection of spatial conservation priorities and which regions are identified as most critical for #conservation. Out in in Biological Conservation by Farooq et al.
https://t.co/u8Y96ACx03
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