Today, about 15% of all British wildlife is still at risk, especially animals such
as the otter and the brown hare. Unless we do something to help, things will
only get worse.
The main reason why some types of plants and animals are becoming
endangered species is that their habitats are lost or have changed. Animals like moths, birds and bats have lost their homes as people have cut down
the hedgerows they live in. Also, a lot of ponds are no longer suitable for
the animals and plants to live in because they are polluted, or people have filled them in.