tinfoilhat Posted March 18, 2015 Share Posted March 18, 2015 Sounds a lot but 60 years ago there were around 36 million. http://m.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-31913453 I wonder where the line is? How far do previously common species have to drop or be wiped out (then reintroduced if they're lucky with varying results) completely before we seriously start thinking about how we impact the rest of the planet, or even just the UK? I know I'm starting to sound like Dave angel off the fast show but the point still stands. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucy75 Posted March 18, 2015 Share Posted March 18, 2015 Sounds a lot but 60 years ago there were around 36 million. http://m.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-31913453 I wonder where the line is? How far do previously common species have to drop or be wiped out (then reintroduced if they're lucky with varying results) completely before we seriously start thinking about how we impact the rest of the planet, or even just the UK? I know I'm starting to sound like Dave angel off the fast show but the point still stands. The majority will only start to think about once it is too late to do anything about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geared Posted March 18, 2015 Share Posted March 18, 2015 How do they go about counting the numbers of some very small, and quite private creatures?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lockjaw Posted March 18, 2015 Share Posted March 18, 2015 How do they go about counting the numbers of some very small, and quite private creatures?? Sampling, probably. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest sibon Posted March 18, 2015 Share Posted March 18, 2015 How do they go about counting the numbers of some very small, and quite private creatures?? There are several ways. Probably the easiest is to use capture-recapture and some stats. A summary of the method is here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taxman Posted March 18, 2015 Share Posted March 18, 2015 I was delighted to have one in the garden last year. I put out dog food for it. Sadly after a few weeks it never came back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ll49 Posted March 18, 2015 Share Posted March 18, 2015 They are such lovely animals and I do hope their population can recover to a healthy size! We had a few in our garden last year, and I saw one crossing the road in our village one evening so I stood in the road until it was across and in the woodland at the side to ensure it didn't get run over....cute little things!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aliceBB Posted March 18, 2015 Share Posted March 18, 2015 it's really sad. When we first moved to the Dales (1980s), you'd see lots - unfortunately most of which were squashed on the roads. But I can't remember the last time I saw a live one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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